LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
A miscellany from here and there—have a read!
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New York Gov: New Trump Rule Allowing Adoption and Healthcare Discrimination Is “Heartless and Dumb”
“Noxious”; “heartless and dumb”; “discriminatory and repugnant to our values”—these are just a few of the words that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used to describe the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would allow taxpayer-funded foster care and adoption agencies, along with other healthcare entities, to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. Cuomo pledged to fight the rule and to continue supporting LGBTQ people in New York who want to become parents or care for children in need.
Parentage Bills to Help LGBTQ Families and Others Fail in New York, Rhode Island
It’s been a disappointing few days for legislation that would have helped LGBTQ families, as bills that would have more effectively protected families formed through assisted reproduction failed in both New York and Rhode Island.
New York Bill Would Protect All Children Born Through Assisted Reproduction and Legalize Surrogacy
New York State, where the Stonewall Riots accelerated the LGBTQ rights movement, is in many ways one of the most LGBTQ-friendly states around. Yet the state’s laws do not yet effectively protect families created through assisted reproductive technologies. That could change very soon.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Let’s roundup some stories I haven’t already covered—including, unfortunately, the progress of anti-LGBTQ bills in several states in the past week.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: End-of-Pride-Month Edition
Pride Month may be drawing to a close, but there’s still lots of news for and about LGBTQ parents. Read on for headlines from Hong Kong, Israel, Ireland, and Britain as well as the U.S. Learn about a young pro hockey player showing pride for his family, and see what you think about Fox’s idea for a new show with a queer mom.
Actor and Bisexual Mom Cynthia Nixon Running for New York Governor
Actor Cynthia Nixon, best known for her role in HBO’s Sex and the City, has announced she is running for governor of New York against incumbent Andrew Cuomo. If elected, the mother of three would become the nation’s second openly bisexual governor after Oregon’s Kate Brown.
Same-sex Couple and Two Children Murdered in Upstate New York
Some tragic news: a mother and her two children, ages 11 and five, along with the mother’s partner, were found murdered in upstate New York yesterday.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered elsewhere—including lots of family profiles from across the spectrum!
Three Parents Recognized in NY Ruling
For Pi Day, a post brought to you by the number three: A New York judge has granted shared custody to three people who had been raising a child together in a polyamorous triad—and relied on the earlier case of a two-mom couple in in his ruling.