Garden State Equality

In a victory for Garden State Equality and the Anti-Defamation League, progress in the form of legislation is being considered to help curb high school bullying in the state.

Morris County's Daily Record found that anti-gay language "was rampant in local schools, with some students and teachers saying not enough was done to stop it".

The educational video is titled That’s a Family! and it was produced specifically for elementary school students by Women’s Education Media as part of The Respect For All Project.

It's a documentary that helps kids understand the many different types of families - including foster parents, adopted families, gay and lesbian parents, divorced parents, single parents, grandparent-headed families, guardians, and multi-racial families. Religous beliefs are also highlighted in the film.

A New Jersey lesbian couple has filed a civil rights complaint against a Methodist church association that refused to allow them to use it's campgrounds for their civil union ceremony.

STORY UPDATE: State withdraws tax break for campgrounds.

A revealing and biting piece written by the CEO of Garden State Equality sheds light on civil union legislation in New Jersey - and how it effects companies like UPS.

CEO Steven Goldstein goes back to the planning stages of the bill in his NJ.com blog.