In a win for queer families, a Georgia appeals court has affirmed that a nongestational mother is a legal parent to the child she and her then-spouse had via assisted insemination. It’s great news—but should also serve as a cautionary tale.
A federal court yesterday ordered the U.S. State Department to recognize the citizenship of the two-year-old daughter of a married two-dad couple, both U.S. citizens, in the second immigration victory for same-sex parents this summer.
Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered elsewhere—including lots of family profiles from across the spectrum!
Here are a few stories I haven’t covered on my blog yet. Pull up a cup of coffee (or an icy beverage, if the weather’s like it is near me) and enjoy.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the country. In the meantime, Disney and Marvel have threatened to stop filming in Georgia if another anti-LGBTQ bill passes there.
Georgia yesterday became the latest state to have an active marriage equality lawsuit — and as in so many states, parents and prospective parents are among the plaintiffs.
Just when I was starting to get all happy about the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal comes a court ruling that really pisses me off. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a second-parent adoption by state Sen. Julia Boseman of her ex-partner Melissa Jarrell’s son was invalid. The ruling could jeopardize other
Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, now seeking the Republican nomination for governor, told local NBC affiliate 11 Alive that not only does she disapprove of marriage equality or domestic partnerships, she would also consider outlawing adoption by gay men and lesbians. “Do I think that gay parents is in the best interest of
Another 11-year-old boy, Jaheem Herrera, has hanged himself after enduring repeated bullying. (The horrible news comes via Will at Pam’s.) There is some reporting that he was bullied with anti-LGBT taunts, among others. Just last week, after the suicide of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, I asked “How many more children must die before we as a
