these kinds of articles always make me crazy... but don't surprise me... the nerve, really. and it's never-ending, i know.

Gay Adoption In Illinois: Catholic Charities Threatens To turn Away Gay Couples

but at the end of the article, a spokesperson states:"If the state stops funding the agency, though, Matheson worries about the fate of the 1,500 ( Read more... )

Good for them.

Hey everyone. I have been with my partner for 6 years and we are still in love :) Amazing, right?! Smile. We have been trying to adopt and have been having a little trouble because we are not a straight couple. Wondering if any of you have been through this before? Anyone found a great agency/lawyer who work successfully in finding birthmothers ( Read more... )

Here is an article about the end of a Florida ban on adoption by gay parents

"The only law in the country prohibiting gays from adopting effectively came to an end Friday with state Attorney General Bill McCollum announcing his decision not to go to court to maintain Florida's 33-year-old ban....

A Miami appellate court had ruled the law ( Read more... )

Florida Governor Charlie Crist was a Republican. He's still governor, but changed to an independent when he realized he couldn't win the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate race.

There have been a lot of rumors swirling around Crist's sexuality, and in what seems little better than an effort to shut people up, Crist recently married a beard and ( Read more... )

I thought this article was interesting. It's about two gay, black fathers in the south who are raising 7 kids together. When they came together, one of the men had 4 kids and one had 3. They're trying to adopt each others children ( Read more... )

A judge on Friday struck down a law approved by voters that banned gay couples and other unmarried people living together from being adoptive or foster parents. Judge Chris Piazza of Pulaski County Circuit Court said, “Due process and equal protection are not hollow words without substance.” A group of families, represented by the American Civil ( Read more... )

I know we've talked about it before, but I thought this article was especially good, because it discusses the history of the specific case, and puts a human face to this. You aren't punishing anyone but the children who are denied permanency, and who have only ever known their (loving) parents ( Read more... )

As a follow up of sorts to a recent discussion about gay marriage vs. gay adoption, I thought this article about Portugal was interesting.

Gay marriage isn't legal yet, but it's on its way. I did think it was interesting that while they supported marriage equality, gay adoption was rejected.

On a vote of 39-20 (with 5 legislators abstaining), the Mexico City legislature has legalized gay marriage. In 2007, Mexico City approved civil unions ( Read more... )