Family and Parenting

Researchers found gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning teenagers smoked more than those who said they were straight. Trans teens were inexplicably left out.

In talking about his family’s journey, one dad says, “This is a family transition, and that’s what it needs to be.”

“Because he doesn’t understand the gender stereotypes YOU think he should conform to, but most importantly because he is awesome!!”

The same state court that paved the way for same-sex marriage in the U.S. is now being asked to decide a complicated case about the parental rights of a once-partnered but unmarried gay couple.

Arkansas health officials are “holding off” on giving certificates to any same-sex couple that wasn’t directly involved in the suit.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court said it is in the child’s best interest to grant the non-biological parent a hearing to explore custody and visitation rights.

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.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has quietly changed state policy and plans to list the names of both same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates.

You hear it all the time from anti-gay groups… but what does the science say about same-sex parents?

More so than heterosexual couples or lesbians, who can bear their own children, gay men face high hurdles en route to parenthood. The main avenues open to them – adoption or surrogacy – can be costly and complicated. But many gay men are going out of their way to become dads, and as they celebrate Father’s Day this year, they can anticipate that their ranks will swell if the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.