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.
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Tennessee Bills Target LGBTQ People; Would Harm Children and Families
A slew of bills in the Tennessee Legislature target LGBTQ individuals and their children, as well as children in need of homes, in an onslaught of hate and discrimination.
Expectant Two-Mom Couples Sue Tennessee Over “Natural Meaning” Law
Four expectant two-mom (well, mom-to-be) couples in Tennessee are suing the State of Tennessee after Gov. Bill Haslam (R) signed a bill requiring state law to interpret words by their “natural and ordinary meaning”—which LGBTQ advocates say could deny rights to same-sex couples. But the week also saw good news for one nonbiological mom fighting for custody rights in the state.
Less Is Paramour
A Tennessee court of appeals struck down a ruling that prohibited Angel Chandler’s same-sex partner of over 10 years from spending the night when Chandler’s two children from a previous relationship came to visit. Good news—although it’s unfortunate that this is in fact the second time the court has had to do this. Back in
LGBT Parenting Roundup
Schools and Youth The Tennessee General Assembly’s House Education subcommittee referred to another subcommittee two bills that would ban the teaching of any sexuality other than heterosexuality. That means the bills’ fate is uncertain, although the head of the Tennessee Equality Project said he would have preferred a vote to defeat them. Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tennessee Says Mom’s Partner Not Necessarily a Paramour
The Tennessee Court of Appeals unanimously ordered a trial court to reconsider a ruling preventing Angel Chandler, a divorced mom, from having her teen children and her partner of 10 years stay overnight at her home at the same time. The trial court used the so-called “paramour clause” to impose the restriction. The ACLU, which
LGBT Parenting Roundup
“Adoption Emerges As The Next Gay Rights Battle” asserts On Top magazine. The Chicago Tribune said pretty much the same thing back in December: “Next skirmish in culture war: Gay parenting,” but On Top brings us up to date with recent legislation and court cases. Drilling down into the cases mentioned by On Top, 365gay.com
LGBT Parenting Roundup
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take the case of a Kentucky high school student who wants to sue his school district over a policy he says barred him from expressing opposition to homosexuality. Alaska North Star Borough School Board voted to add gender identity to the nondiscrimination and harassment policies that cover students, staff,
Last LGBT Parenting Roundup of the Year
I’m still in “light posting over the holidays” mode here, but for those of you still out there and reading, here’s a quick roundup of LGBT parenting news to hold you for a few days: President Bush—yes, that’s right—signed the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), making it mandatory for businesses to
Finding Hope In Tennessee Tragedy
Two people are dead and seven injured after a man entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Sunday and fired a sawed-off 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun during a children’s performance of the musical Annie. The shooter, Jim David Adkisson, left a letter in his car stating he hated liberals and gay people and was motivated by