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Judge OK’s same-sex couple adoption after court says marriage ban irrelevant
BOISE, Idaho — A judge has approved a Boise woman’s adoption of two sons following an Idaho Supreme Court decision in February that said second-parent adoptions by gay couples are legal despite the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Suit challenging Neb. ban on same-sex couple foster care can move forward
LINCOLN, Neb. — Three same sex couples can go ahead with their lawsuit challenging a Nebraska policy preventing them and all unmarried couples from serving as foster parents, a judge ruled.
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Baby dies in teen’s custody after taken from lesbian couple days before adoption
ANKENY, Iowa — A teenage father is charged with neglect in connection with the death of a 4-month-old boy after the infant was taken from a lesbian couple who were just days away from finalizing his adoption.
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Franklin Graham: Putin’s doing what’s right for Russia, gays can go to heaven if they repent
Despite major changes in public opinion in recent years, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of iconic American preacher Billy Graham, reiterates his strong opposition to same-sex marriage and gay adoption in an appearance Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
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Malta Parliament votes to legalize same-sex civil unions, adoptions
VALLETTA, Malta — Same-sex couples are set to gain the right to obtain legal recognition for their relationship as the Maltese Parliament prepares to vote on the Civil Unions Bill in its third and final reading on Monday evening.
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Utah attorney general intervenes to halt adoptions by same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General is asking a state appeals court to block two adoptions recently approved for same-sex couples.
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The real, true story about how parents adopted out their child when he came out as gay
Corey did not have an easy life.
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Man adopted in Ky. by mother’s spouse following marriage ruling
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has finalized the adoption of a 28-year-old man by a woman who was legally married to his mother in Massachusetts, the first step-parent adoption by a member of a same-sex couple in Fayette County and possibly the state following a federal court ruling.
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Russia bans adoptions from countries that allow same-sex marriage
MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an amendment to Russia’s law prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting, extending the ban to foreign couples from nations where same-sex marriage is legal.
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Idaho Supreme Court rules gay, lesbian couples have equal adoption rights
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that gay and lesbian couples have the same right to adopt children as anyone else under state law.