LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Here are some of the things happening in the world of LGBTQ parenting that I haven’t blogged about yet.
Advocating
Moms File Florida Lawsuit to Put Names on Children’s Birth Certificates
This week saw not one, but two federal lawsuits filed to protect children of same-sex parents, with a suit in Florida joining one in Mississippi.
Last Adoption Ban for Same-Sex Couples Challenged
Four same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the constitutionality of the Mississippi law banning adoption by same-sex couples. Mississippi is the one remaining U.S. state that prevents them from doing so.
Campaign Aims to Reform State Laws to Support LGBT Parents
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) yesterday launched #Equality4Families, a campaign to raise awareness about the need to reform state laws so they fully protect LGBT parents’ rights to care for their children.
A Fully Legal Family Vacation
It seemed fitting that the day after marriage equality became law across the United States, my family and I went on vacation to Maine and Canada.
Are Same-Sex Parents “the New Beacons of Old Family Values”?
Today’s must-read article tries to answer the question, “What gay marriage means for the future of parenthood.”
Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Is Banned
A month ago, many people would have predicted that marriage equality was coming soon. Not nearly as many would have guessed the imminent arrival of protections from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup — Marriage-Isn’t-All Edition
Marriage equality is now the law of the land—but parenting laws have yet to catch up in many places. Here are a few stories that show where they have and where they haven’t.
A Victory for and by Our Children
I’ve been married to my spouse for 22 years. Only nine of them have been as legal spouses, however, and until June 26, even that legality came with an asterisk: “Void where prohibited.”
Vital Info for Same-Sex Parents Post-SCOTUS
All same-sex parents and prospective parents in the U.S. should drop everything to go read this vital information on protecting your parental rights even after you have marital rights. The two are still not one and the same.