A Maryland court upheld a ruling denying parental standing to a nonbiological mom because she and the biological mom were not married at the time of their child’s birth—even though they had planned and were raising the child together, and eventually married.
Here are some of the things happening in the world of LGBTQ parenting that I haven’t blogged about yet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Today’s must-read article tries to answer the question, “What gay marriage means for the future of parenthood.”
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.
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.
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.”
