LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Come have a read of some LGBTQ family stories, political news, entertainment, and even a few science tidbits that I haven’t covered separately!
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LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Catch up on some stories I haven’t posted about already! There are moves to make parentage more secure for children of LGBTQ parents in Ireland and Massachusetts; an ongoing custody case; two queer moms who could become federal judges, and more!
More Than 50 LGBTQ Parents (and Grandparents) Elected Yesterday
Among the record-number of winning LGBTQ candidates in this year’s election are more than 50 parents, across the LGBTQ spectrum, many of whom are the first LGBTQ people to hold their offices. Let’s meet them.
First Out LGBTQ Federal Judge in Colorado Is Also a Mom
From the latest “queer parents making a mark” files: The U.S. Senate voted at the end of May to confirm Charlotte Sweeney, a Colorado employee rights attorney and a lesbian mom, to the federal judiciary. She will be the first out LGBTQ federal judge in Colorado and the first out LGBTQ woman to serve as a federal district court judge in any state west of the Mississippi, according to the White House.
Colorado Gov. Signs Parentage Bill Named After Child of Two Moms
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) yesterday signed “Marlo’s Law,” which will ensure critical legal protections for families formed via assisted reproduction and is named after the child of the bill’s co-prime sponsor, a lesbian mom. The Colorado legislature has also recently passed a bill ensuring that donor-conceived people have access to certain information about their sperm/egg donors.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Family stories, entertainment tidbits, and some political news I haven’t covered elsewhere!
Colorado Bill to Clarify and Simplify Confirmatory Adoptions Moves Forward
A Colorado Senate committee today unanimously passed a bill that would simplify the process for obtaining critical confirmatory (second-parent) adoptions and ensure same-sex parents have access to them—because as recent examples show, this isn’t always guaranteed.
Watch: Two Moms on Their Civil Union, Marriage, and Family
Fran and Anna Simon were the first same-sex couple in Colorado to get a civil union in 2013 and the first in Denver to get a marriage license in 2014. For Pride, they spoke with the City of Denver’s “I Am Denver” project about their family, their activism, and the protections LGBTQ families still need. Watch the video here.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Let’s end the week with a roundup of a few things I haven’t covered yet—family stories, some political bits, and school-related news!