Adoption

Another Judge Calls Florida Anti-Gay Adoption Law Unconstitutional, Grants Lesbian Couple Baby Boy

Another Judge Calls Florida Anti-Gay Adoption Law Unconstitutional, Grants Lesbian Couple Baby Boy

“There is no rational connection between sexual orientation and what is or is not in the best interest of a child,” says Florida Judge. 1/31/10-by Paula Brooks A judge in Miami has called a third strike on a 1977 Florida law that... (Continue reading)

Gay Adoption Ban Upheld in Sydney

Gay Adoption Ban Upheld in Sydney

The state government of Sydney, Australia had been considering legislation that would make it possible for the LGBT community to adopt children. There was a parliamential inquiry into the matter that suggested allowing gay adoption would benefit the Australian State... (Continue reading)

Catholic Article Provides Secular Argument for Gay Equality

Catholic Article Provides Secular Argument for Gay Equality

 By Melanie Nathan -  After much back and forth emanating from my article on the Manhattan Declaration, a comment by Paula Brooks (thanks Paula) sent me scurrying to the CATH PEWS site.  If you have read the thread of over... (Continue reading)

Sir Elton John refused permission to adopt Ukrainian toddler

Sir Elton John refused permission to adopt Ukrainian toddler

9/15/09-by Paula Brooks Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have been denied permission to adopt a 14 month-old HIV positive orphan by the Ukrainian government because according to them, Sir Elton is too old and too gay. The Ukraine Minister... (Continue reading)

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New DC Law Will Protect Non Biological Lesbian Moms

New DC Law Will Protect Non Biological Lesbian Moms

A new District of Columbia law, which took effect on July 18, 2009, will afford woman who bear children conceived by artificial insemination, to have their same sex spouse or unmarried partner appear as a parent on the child’s birth... (Continue reading)