A series of court cases in the past two months shows that the right of lesbian and gay people to be recognized as parents is still very much open to challenge -- and one legal expert says the challenges will increase.

Bringing an end to Florida's 33-year-old ban on gay adoptions, state attorney general Bill McCollum announced Friday that he will not appeal to the state supreme court a lower court ruling that the ban was unconstitutional.

Florida will cease to enforce its ban gay adoptions, as the Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday that it would not appeal the September decision by the Third District Court of Appeals that the ban was unconstitutional.

A court ruling declaring Florida's ban against gay adoption unconstitutional was upheld Wednesday in a decision by the Third District Court of Appeals in Miami, affirming the controversial adoption of [...]

A new New York State law permits unmarried partners -- including gay couples -- to jointly adopt a child. Governor David Paterson announced Sunday that he signed the adoption bill, [...]

Bill McCollum, Florida's Attorney General and a Republican candidate for Governor, has made it clear he supports his state's ban on gay adoption, and he doesn't think gay people should be allowed to be foster parents, either.

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Sharron Angle believes the clergy should be allowed to endorse candidates from the pulpit and opposes laws allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children, according to a questionnaire obtained by The Associated Press.

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a California couple's quest for a birth certificate for their adopted son that includes both fathers’ names Oren Adar and Mickey [...]

Florida's outdated gay adoption ban took another hit after a Miami judge approved the adoption by a lesbian couple. [caption id="attachment_5671" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Alenier, right, and Leon, with their adopted [...]

Portugal's parliament Friday approved plans to legalize gay marriage, less than three decades after revoking the country's ban on homosexuality, but rejected proposals to allow same sex couples to adopt. [...]

VIENNA -- Austria's parliament approved legalizing civil unions in the country Thursday, an move considered a historic victory for gay rights in the central European country. Out of 174 lawmakers [...]

Over 500,000 children in the United States are in foster care. More than 100,000 children await adoption. Despite this growing need, some states currently restrict gay adoption. This month, In [...]

A federal lawmaker is touting an adoption anti-discrimination bill he recently introduced as a way to find more homes for children living in the welfare system. U.S. Rep. Pete Stark [...]

The Miami Herald. Uruguay, long-regarded as one of the most progressive countries in Latin America, set a standard for the region by allowing same-sex couples to adopt children with a [...]

The Florida state court of appeals began hearing arguments Wednesday on last year's ruling that struck down the state's ban on gay adoption. The state is appealing a Miami-Dade County [...]