- The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take the case of a Kentucky high school student who wants to sue his school district over a policy he says barred him from expressing opposition to homosexuality.
- Alaska North Star Borough School Board voted to add gender identity to the nondiscrimination and harassment policies that cover students, staff, and outside parties with which the district conducts business.
- In Los Angeles, Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS), the first licensed LGBT adoption agency in the country, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Their primary program is providing group and transitional living homes for LGBT teens. According to Karen Ocamb at Pam’s House Blend, “The staff is so ‘outraged’ at the board’s decision, they plan to ask a court to intervene and accept a reorganization plan instead.”
- Lambda Legal has filed an amicus brief at the Georgia Supreme Court in support of a gay man who is fighting a child custody agreement that prohibits him from “exposing his children to his homosexual partners and friends.”
- About 100 opponents of legislation that would bar unmarried couples from adopting children in Kentucky protested in the state capitol.
- The Michigan State Court of Appeals ruled that courts can oversee a custody dispute between lesbian moms who adopted in Illinois, even though Michigan doesn’t formally recognize same-sex relationships.
- A new bill has been introduced in the Tennessee general assembly that would prevent any unmarried couple from adopting children in the state.
