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LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

Catch up on some news about LGBTQ families that I haven’t posted about separately! There’s political news, to be sure, but also some celebrity tidbits to keep things light.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: Year-End Edition

To close out the year, here’s a roundup of some LGBTQ parenting stories I haven’t yet covered here, including three great pieces about growing up with multiple moms.

German Adoption Ruling Through the Eyes of a German Lesbian Mom

Germany’s highest court ruled Tuesday that same-sex partners may adopt children already adopted by their partners. Stephanie Gerlach, a lesbian mom living in Germany, who has been writing, researching and counseling in the field of lesbian and gay parenthood for over 20 years, sent me an e-mail explaining the ruling in the context of the broader situation for gay and lesbian couples in her country. She was kind enough to let me share it here.

LGBTQ Parenting Roundup

LGBT Parenting Roundup

Here are a few of the stories I haven’t covered elsewhere, including good news from Michigan and some cautious moves forward in Europe.

LGBT Parenting Roundup

Politics and Law Two big wins this past week: Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to adopt each other’s children. Uruguay’s lower house of Congress approved a bill to allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The Senate must vote before September 15, and is also expected to approve. Uruguay approved

Family Voices International: I

I am very pleased to present the first of a new phase in the Family Voices series of interviews I launched back in 2007. This time, I am teaming up with Julieta of Ju, An y el Perro Activista to extend the series to include non-U.S. LGBT families. (Julieta’s network of LGBT families outside the

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