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For the first time, Puerto Rico allows same-sex couple to adopt
The ruling involves a woman whose longtime partner gave birth to a girl through artificial insemination.
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Lesbian mother appeals Alabama adoption decision to U.S. Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court in September struck down the woman’s visitation rights and ruled the adoption invalid.
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Portugal allows same-sex adoption, artificial insemination
Left-of-center parties used their outright parliamentary majority to ensure the bills passed Friday.
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Couples press for end to Mississippi’s last-in-the-nation gay adoption ban
Four lesbian couples pressed a federal judge on Friday to overturn the ban, but lawyers for the state argued the lawsuit should be tossed out.
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Couple at center of Michigan gay marriage case jointly adopt each other’s kids
Two Detroit-area nurses jointly adopted five children on Thursday, closing a case that started when they challenged Michigan’s restrictions on adoption and helped pave the way for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage.
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Colombia high court rules for adoptions by same-sex couples
In a historic decision, Colombia’s constitutional court opened the door this week for same-sex couples to legally adopt children in the conservative South American nation.
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Man who adopted his partner now wants the right to marry him
The state judge says he’s “sensitive to the situation,” but that they cannot marry “because they are legally father and son.”
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Foster care agencies step up efforts on behalf of LGBT youth
Many LGBT youth who are rejected by their own families often encounter prejudice, harassment and abuse when they shift to a foster home.
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Gay couple asked ‘which of you will be the mother?’… And is ultimately denied adoption
“We were asked what women we have in our family as if our living condition was somehow psychologically damaging,” said Matthew Broadway-Horner
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Mother Teresa’s charity: Better children be homeless than adopted by a gay person
“What if the single parent who we give our baby [to] turns out to be gay or lesbian?” asked Sister Amala of Missionaries of Charity.