Good news: The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the case of “ex-lesbian” mom Lisa Miller, letting stand a ruling that Virginia must enforce a Vermont court order awarding child-visitation rights to Miller’s former civil-union partner Janet Jenkins. This is the same case that Newsweek covered this week as well. Best wishes to six-year-old […]
It’s time for another collection of news and fun stuff for LGBT parents: Put on your flak jackets. “It is same-sex parenting that is heating up as the next skirmish in the nation’s culture wars,” asserts the Chicago Tribune. Nancy Polikoff points out just how scary are the proposed Bush rules that would allow healthcare
The latest issue of Newsweek has a long piece by Lorraine Ali, “Mrs. Kramer Vs. Mrs. Kramer” covering the child custody case between former civil union partners Janet Jenkins and Lisa Miller. This is the case that I’ve covered many times before, which has bounced between the jurisdictions of Vermont and Virginia. It’s good to
“If [an LGBT-inclusive hate crimes law] passes, you will still be able to call me a faggot. I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re in the banking industry, however.” —Congressman Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, speaking at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund luncheon today
Two Democratic state legislators in California launched bills in support of overturning Prop. 8. If approved, they would place both houses on record as opposing Prop 8 and declaring it an illegal revision to the state constitution. One report says Indiana lawmakers are unlikely to give serious consideration next year to a constitutional amendment banning
In my latest article for 365gay.com, I discuss the Florida adoption ruling and the sometimes fuzzy connections between parental rights and marriage rights. If you’re following the Florida case, you might also be interested in the video that the ACLU made about the plaintiff family. After the jump:
The Wall Street Journal (via DailyKos) reports that President-elect Barack Obama is vetting community organizer and labor leader Mary Beth Maxwell for the position of labor secretary. Maxwell is also a white, out lesbian mom with an adopted black son. Not that any of those identities necessarily qualify her for the job, but I’d like
This made my morning. (Yeah, they use that old Bible gag from The West Wing. But since Allison Janney is in this, too, I’ll forgive them.) Featuring (besides Janney) Margaret Cho, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Kathy Najimy, Rashida Jones, Sarah Chalke, Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris and Marc Shaiman. See more Jack
All Children – All Families, a program of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Family Project, yesterday launched a new awareness campaign aimed at increasing LGBT foster parenting and adoption. Nice timing, considering the ruling yesterday that struck down the ban on LGBT people adopting in Florida. HRC also informs us: “All Children — All Families,
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman today declared Florida’s 30-year-old ban on adoption by gay men and lesbians unconstitutional, saying, “It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person’s ability to parent.” ‘Bout time they realized that. State lawyers have already said they will challenge the decision. At the moment, however, it
