Category Archives: Same Sex Adoption

Information for same sex couples interested in expanding their families

Mom and Mom – Same-sex couple shares parenthood

Same Sex Parenting

When Dylan, a shy 2-year-old with a pixie haircut, calls out “mama,” it’s tough to know which parent she means. Michelle Fraker is the only parent listed on her daughter’s birth certificate. But Dylan usually says “mommy” when she means … Continue reading

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Virginia Moves Forward With Anti-Gay Adoption Legislation

Virginia Moves Forward With Anti-Gay Adoption Legislation

The Virginia legislature has just sent a big “F You” to children in need in the state by approving and sending an anti-gay adoption rule to Gov. Bob McDonnell. Both the Virginia House and a state Senate committee have approved … Continue reading

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Men Having Babies | Surrogacy

Men Having Babies

BY GAY TODAY – JANUARY 31, 2012 POSTED IN: EVENTS, WORLD The Network of European LGBT Family Associations (NELFA) will host the first “Men Having Babies – Europe” Surrogacy Seminar and Gay Parenting Expo on April 29, 2012. It will … Continue reading

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VA Lawmakers Consider Same Sex Adoption Issue

Same Sex Couple Adoption

Should the state continue to fund adoption and foster care agencies that, based on their religion, refuse to place children with same-sex couples even when those couples fulfill all other criteria for providing a viable home? This is the question … Continue reading

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Support Efforts to Legalize Same-Sex Adoption in Michigan

Same Sex Couple Adoption

Target: Michigan lawmakers Goal: Overturn the ban on adoption for same-sex couples Efforts to overturn a ban on same-sex adoption in Michigan are rapidly growing. April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse are a lesbian couple who reside in the state. They … Continue reading

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Laws Hurt The Children Of LGBT Americans | Same Sex Adoption

Same Sex Adoption

Conservatives often talk about the damage that not having one mother and one father does to a child, and yet, it is those very laws and ordinances that they push to punish homosexuality that create the damage to the children … Continue reading

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Lesbian Couple Fight to Change Adoption Laws

Same Sex Adoption Laws

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Michigan on Monday could change the way the state laws consider same-sex couples with adopted children, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported. Current law allows only one parent to adopt kids, but if something happens … Continue reading

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