Adoption
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Supreme Court rules in favor of adoption rights, but Gorsuch dissents
Monday, June 26, 2017In a short ruling, the Supreme Court sided with same-sex partners and against the state of Arkansas's terrible logic. The problem, though, is that Neil Gorsuch dissented. -
Texas governor signs license to discriminate law that will hurt orphans
Friday, June 16, 2017Gov. Greg Abbott's Pride gift to LGBTQ Texans is to give faith-based adoption agencies a license to discriminate against them. -
Heartbreak for these 2 dads forced to surrender their newborn daughter
Tuesday, May 23, 2017Arnout Janssen and Stefano Franke had 13 amazing days with the baby girl they adopted before they were forced to give her back. -
Everything you need to know about our world right now in under 4 minutes
Friday, April 14, 2017From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume's got you covered with this week's debrief. -
Finally: Court strikes down last ban on gay & lesbian foster parents in US
Friday, April 7, 2017After decades of discrimination, Nebraska is the last state in the nation to end its ban on lesbians and gays who want to adopt children. -
Millsaps College honors lawyer who won Mississippi same-sex adoption rights
Sunday, April 2, 2017Roberta Kaplan led the fight to overturn the Mississippi's religious liberty law, arguing it was discriminatory. -
This heartwarming Vicks ad celebrates transgender mothers
Sunday, April 2, 2017Based on a true story, the ad depicts an Indian trans woman and the sacrifices she made for her adopted daughter, who in turn wants to fight for her mother's rights. -
Alabama House passes anti-gay adoption bill despite protest by lesbian lawmaker
Friday, March 17, 2017Lesbian Rep. Patricia Todd said she's tired of dealing with institutions that know nothing about her "but make a judgment that I'm a bad person because I am gay." -
South Dakota is the first state to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination in 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017The governor signed a law Friday that allows adoption agencies to deny LGBTQ families services and child placement for "religious" reasons . -
S.D. lawmakers pass measure allowing adoption agencies to deny same-sex couples
Friday, March 3, 2017The measure says agencies can't be required to provide services that conflict with "sincerely-held" religious beliefs.
Further Reading
Supreme Court rules in favor of adoption rights, but Gorsuch dissents
LGBT people are more sensitive to bias against other minorities
Federal court rules Mississippi businesses can discriminate against LGBTQ people
Texas governor signs license to discriminate law that will hurt orphans
Trump pledges to defend religious freedom from attacks at anti-LGBTQ conference
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