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Puerto Rico court ruling on gay adoptions appealed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A lesbian whose adoption request was recently denied by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court is appealing the ruling.
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds ban on gay couple adoptions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children.
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European court rules Austria’s adoption law discriminated against lesbian couple
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled against Austria’s decision to deny a lesbian woman the right to adopt her longtime partner’s son.
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German court strengthens adoption rights for same-sex couples
BERLIN — Germany’s highest court strengthened gay couples’ adoption rights in a ruling Tuesday that the country’s justice minister greeted as “a historic step.”
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French Assembly passes same-sex marriage, adoption bill
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has approved a sweeping bill to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children.
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Florida court allows three parents named on child’s birth certificate
MIAMI — Three people — a gay man and two lesbians — are all named as parents on a 23-month-old girl’s birth certificate in South Florida.
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France approves key article aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the key article of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and grant gay and lesbian couples the right to adopt children.
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French government presents same-sex marriage, adoption bill to Parliament
PARIS — The French government has presented its plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption to Parliament for debate.
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Ten reasons why it’s unfair to compare LGBTQ’s to straight parenting
George Bernard Shaw once described straight parenting a having “no test of fitness.” — yet, LGBTQ parents are beyond the “test.” … In the present time, motivated gay people, thrilled for the opportunity we thought was denied us, are becoming parents. Higher percentages of us are adopting needy kids than our straight counterparts. A comparison between us will be unfair to a percentage of straight parents of today participating in the status quo who will come off badly. There are ten factors that make this so…
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France approves draft law to legalize same-sex marriage, gay adoptions
PARIS — The Socialist majority French government on Wednesday approved a draft law to that would legalize same-sex marriage and gay adoption, despite fierce opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and its right wing supporters in the Senate and the National Assembly.