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El Salvador parliament rejects constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran Parliament has again failed in its attempt to approve a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Portugal’s adoption rights for same-sex couples placed in doubt
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s limited adoption rights for same-sex couples are in doubt after Parliament voted for a referendum on the divisive issue.
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Bills to allow second parent adoption to be considered by Va. general assembly
RICHMOND, Va. — Two bills hoping to make second parent adoption easier for couples in Virginia, including same-sex couples, are headed to the 2014 General Assembly.
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Northern Ireland lifts ban on same-sex couple adoption
BELFAST — Northern Ireland has lifted its ban that prohibited same-sex couples in civil partnerships from adopting children.
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Russian children’s rights commissioner: Only Italy can adopt Russian children
MOSCOW — Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights says that currently only Italy matches the two main criteria for adoption of Russian children – a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation and a ban on same-sex marriage.
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Judge orders disclosure of documents relating to flawed gay parenting study
A Florida state court judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Central Florida to turn over records related to the publication of a debunked 2012 study conducted by Mark Regnerus that demonizes gay and lesbian parents.
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France approves first spousal adoption by a same-sex couple
PARIS — A lesbian couple in France has received approval for one wife’s two biological children to be adopted by her spouse, the first such authorized same-sex couple adoption in the country.
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Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban faces court challenge Wednesday
DETROIT — Two Detroit-area nurses wanted to adopt each other’s children, not rewrite Michigan law on gay marriage. But their lawsuit could end up overturning a 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that passed by a landslide.
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NOM’s Brian Brown may have violated U.S. law, says LGBT activist Fred Karger
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Prominent LGBT rights activist and former GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger alleged Tuesday that National Organization for Marriage (NOM) president Brian Brown may have broken federal law after a secret trip to Russia to lobby for a bill that banned Russian children from being adopted by countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
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Russia halts international adoptions to Sweden over same-sex marriage
MOSCOW — Russia has halted all adoptions to prospective parents in Sweden under a recently enacted law banning international adoptions to countries where same-sex marriage is legal.