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FBI makes arrest in lesbian pair’s kidnapping, child custody battle
A man accused of helping a former lesbian sneak a child out of the country, violating a court order that the mother turn the child over to her former same-sex partner, was arrested April 18 and will be arraigned in federal court in Vermont on Monday, April 25.
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Arizona governor signs adoption bill: gay parents, step to the back of the line
A bill signed Monday by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will direct the state and other adoption agencies to give married couples a preference over single adults when placing children in adoptive and foster homes.
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Virginia Attorney General advises against allowing gay couple adoptions
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has advised the State Board of Social Services it does not have the authority to change regulations that would permit gay couples to adopt.
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Illinois Senate committee kills anti-gay adoption measure
The Illinois Senate has voted down a controversial measure that would have allowed religious and faith-based groups deny same-sex couples from adopting or fostering children.
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Virginia Governor considers reversing plan to allow gay couple adoptions
Virginia’s Gov. Robert McDonnell is considering whether to undo regulations that would allow gay couples to adopt children in Virginia through any state-licensed agency, private or religious.
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Same-sex parents’ rights: It’s not Hollywood, it’s war
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.
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Connecticut ruling grants gay couple parenting rights in surrogacy case
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a gay couple who were denied parental rights by the state after they used a surrogate to give birth to their child. The court’s decision is being hailed as a victory for both same-sex couples and any other parents that use surrogates.
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NY Post’s headline belittles Elton John, David Furnish birth annoucement
Elton John and partner David Furnish announced they have become parents after a surrogate mother gave birth to their son on Christmas day. But amid notes of congratulations, the New York Post has come under fire for its headline “Elton & wife proud dads.”
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‘My Son Is Gay’ blog post draws over 1 million hits, thousands of comments, and firestorm
A Kansas City, Missouri woman who allowed her 5 year old son to dress up as a female character from a television cartoon — Daphne From “Scooby-Doo” — for Halloween, and who had written a blog rant touched off by the severe criticism she and her son received at the Christian pre-school he attends, has caught the attention of the world.
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Florida ban on gay adoptions ends as Attorney General declines to appeal
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.