Puerto Rico Denies Gays Right to Adopt Children

Feb 20, 2013 23:12


By DANICA COTO Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico February 20, 2013 (AP)

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court narrowly voted Wednesday to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children ( Read more... )

adoption, homophobia, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities, puerto rico

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kittenmommy February 21 2013, 19:25:38 UTC

"The state ... has not criminalized their sentimental relationship, but it does not have a constitutional obligation to award this relationship the same rights that other relationships have when it comes to adoption procedures," the majority's opinion said.

"Sentimental relationship"? Really??

And the rest of it... OMG.

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cookiesmonsters February 22 2013, 02:19:00 UTC
As a puerto rican woman and just all around human being, this pisses me off so much.

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