Hungary Bans Same-Sex Couples and Most Single People from Adopting
In the latest of a series of anti-LGBTQ moves, Hungary’s parliament has changed its constitution to ban same-sex couples and most single people from adopting children.
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How Big Could the Impact Be if Child Service Agencies Are Allowed to Discriminate?
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering a case that could let taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care agencies around the country use their religious beliefs as a reason to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. New research from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) shows the widespread impact that could have on children in care.
Watch: LGBTQ Legal Experts Talk 2nd-Parent Adoption and Other Ways to Protect Your Family
Two LGBTQ legal experts recently spoke on a GLAD panel about second-parent (co-parent) adoptions, Voluntary Acknowledgments of Parentage, and other ways LGBTQ parents can secure our legal relationships with our children. Regardless of who is in the White House, the U.S. Supreme Court remains conservative, and these actions are an important way of protecting our families. Watch the video now.
Supreme Court Considers Whether Child Service Agencies Can Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
Even as we have been waiting for the results of the presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case yesterday that will determine whether taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies—and possibly any provider of government-contracted services—can cite religious beliefs as a reason to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. Here are some of the arguments made.
Next Week, a Crucial SCOTUS Case on Discrimination in Foster Care and Adoption
We are a week away from the 2020 elections. President Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett has just been seated on the U.S. Supreme Court. A case that the court will be hearing the day after the elections has me as concerned as the elections themselves, for it goes to the heart of how our country treats its children and to LGBTQ people’s right to be treated equally as prospective parents.
Help Leading Researcher with New Study of LGBTQ Parenting
One of the leading researchers of LGBTQ families is conducting an online study in preparation for a new book for and about LGBTQ parents and prospective parents, and needs your help. If you identify as LGBTQ+ and have at least one child 18 years old or younger, please consider answering a short, anonymous survey so that as many identities and perspectives as possible are represented.
“What’s in a Name?” Anthology Gives Voice to Nonbiological Queer Parents
A must-read new anthology about queer women and nonbinary people who are nonbiological and nongestational parents looks at their paths to parenthood, their experiences as parents, and the evolving meanings of what it is to be a mother.
“If These Ovaries Could Talk” Book Brings Podcast Humor and Insight to LGBTQ Family Making
A new book by the hosts of a popular podcast captures the lively spirit of the show and the insights of their many guests as it explores LGBTQ family making.
Watch: Short Film About Gay Dad and His Daughter’s First Weeks of School
In a moving new short film, a gay dad prepares lunches for his daughter during her first weeks of school and reflects on starting his family, his own difficult school days, and his hopes for the future. Along with the film is a short documentary that looks more broadly at what family means to LGBTQ people.
Croatian Men Become Country’s First Same-Sex Foster Parents
Two men in Croatia have become the country’s first same-sex foster parents after a three-year struggle.