All Adoptive Parents Should be Frightened by Alabama Ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court has refused to recognize adoptions done in Georgia by a nonbiological lesbian mom. Same-sex parents and all adoptive parents should be frightened and appalled.
Politics and Law
Kim Davis, “Religious Freedom,” and the Impact on Children
I’ve been thinking about religion a lot lately. As a Jew, I’m looking forward to the High Holidays that begin this week, and as the Jewish mom of a 12-year-old boy, I’m looking forward to the start of a year that includes his bar mitzvah preparation. As a lesbian mom, however, I look at what is being done in the name of religion to thwart LGBTQ equality, and I shudder.
9/11: Still Remembering
May we continue to remember, even as we move forward to create a better future. Many of us have a 9/11 story. Here’s mine.
Judges Call Case of Nonbio Mom Denied Parental Standing “Sad” and “Frustrating”
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.
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.