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Does every kid really need a mother and a father?
You hear it all the time from anti-gay groups… but what does the science say about same-sex parents?
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As same-sex marriage becomes more widely accepted, ranks of gay dads increase
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.
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Gay couple who always wanted to be dads now adopting their 7th child, a gay teen
Right from the start of their relationship, Eric Charles-Gallo and Louis Gallo of Kansas City, Missouri, knew they wanted to be dads.
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Gillibrand to introduce legislation to prohibit anti-LGBT adoption bias
The Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit any entity that receives federal funds from discriminating against adoptive or foster parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
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A ‘reality check’ for the Regnerus study on gay parenting
Three years ago, against the strong consensus of social scientists and professional child-welfare groups, University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus concluded that children of gay parents fare worse than children raised by married opposite-sex parents.
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Two moms, 10 kids: blending family in a same-sex marriage
In a changing world, the face of motherhood has also changed for two St. George, Utah, women.
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Obama calls for end to discriminatory parenting laws
When President Obama declared May National Foster Care Month, he used words never before included in a White House proclamation about adoption.
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Arizona governor directs state agency to allow same-sex couples to be adoptive, foster parents
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is instructing a state agency to allow all legally married couples, including same-sex couples, to jointly be adoptive and foster parents.
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French court OKs adoption by lesbian partners
A French court has authorized four lesbian women to adopt children born to their wives abroad through artificial insemination.
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Florida Legislature repeals 38‑year‑old state ban on gay adoption
Florida’s nearly four-decades old ban on gay adoption – which has already been struck down by the courts and is no longer enforced – could be repealed under a bill now headed to the governor’s desk.