LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Before the holidays hit, have a look at some of the recent queer parenting news I haven’t covered already, spanning politics and law, family stories, media and entertainment, and more.
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European Parliament Votes in Favor of Parentage Recognition for LGBTQ Families
The European Parliament voted last week in support of legislation that would require all EU states to recognize parentage granted in another EU state. That’s good news, particularly for children of LGBTQ parents—but the legislation is not yet guaranteed to become law.
All EU Nations Must Recognize Relationships Between Same-Sex Parents and Their Children, Top Court Rules
The top court of the European Union (EU) has ruled that if one EU member nation recognizes the relationship between a child and its same-sex parents, all member nations must do so, in order to guarantee the child’s right to freedom of movement.
Gibraltar Advances Recognition for Same-Sex Parents; Bulgaria’s Homophobia Keeps Another Child Stateless
A two-woman couple has pushed Gibraltar to change its laws so they will both be recognized as parents of their child, due to be born next week. Another E.U. child with two moms, however, remains stateless after Bulgaria denied her citizenship, claiming that a child cannot have two mothers.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
We’ve got lots of international news this week, along with reflections by grown children of same-sex parents, and more!
Pull up a chair and have a read.
European Parliament Supports Recognizing Same-Sex Adoptions Across EU
The European Parliament has adopted (!) a resolution calling for cross-border recognition of adoptions and adherence to anti-discrimination standards that include sex and sexual orientation.
Weekly Political Update
Army National Guard Lt. Dan Choi, who faces dismissal under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, is back training with his unit. The U.S. Health and Human Services Department and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) a three-year, $900,000 grant to create the nation’s only national