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Judge reinstates Ill. foster-care contracts after gay civil union upset

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:00:05 +0000

(Springfield, Ill.) An Illinois judge on Tuesday put Catholic Charities back in the business of finding foster and adoptive homes for children, reinstating – at least temporarily – contracts(...)

Gay marriage raises prospect of NY adoption boom

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:40:35 +0000

(New York) First comes love, then comes marriage. Now adoption lawyers and agencies in New York say they’re getting ready for a baby boom as same-sex couples emboldened by the state’s new gay(...)

Wyoming, Kansas beat California for same-sex parents

logointern3 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:59:49 +0000

New data says that there is an increase in gay parents in unlikely states like Alabama, Wyoming and Kansas. Data from the 2010 Census shows more same-sex couples raising children in those areas(...)

Gay adoption rates spike despite setbacks

logointern3 — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:00:35 +0000

GLBT parents are adopting now more than ever despite an often unclear path to adoption, according to U.S. Census information.

Of all children living in homes headed by same-sex couples in 2009,(...)

Catholic Charities sues Illiniois over gay adoption

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:03:29 +0000

A Catholic organization that licenses foster and adoptive parents has sued the state of Illinois over a new law that would require it to place children with gay or unmarried couples.

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Ill. diocese ends adoptions over gay rights law

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:00:34 +0000

A Catholic diocese in northern Illinois said Thursday that it will end its state-funded adoption and foster-care program rather than comply with a new law that would require it to place children with gay or unmarried couples.

Corvino: Biological bonds and gay marriage

logointern3 — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:08:29 +0000

I’ve spent the last two weeks helping my sister care for my 5-month-old niece, Tess.

I have two nieces: my sister’s baby, Tess, and my partner’s sister’s baby, Hadley. They were born a(...)

Ask The Expert: ‘Our adopted son is black – are there gay family-friendly destinations in Africa?’

logointern3 — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000

My husband and I (both white) adopted an African-American boy, now almost two years old. We live in a predominantly white community so it is an ongoing effort to provide him with positive(...)

Virginia rejects gay adoptions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:24:43 +0000

Virginia’s State Board of Social Services voted 7 to 2 to continue allowing faith-based organizations to discriminate against gay adoptions.

The vote came after “a slew of faith-based groups(...)

Culhane: What do kids need?

John Culhane — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:59:37 +0000

What do kids need?

If you ask the Arizona legislature, they’ll tell you that they need a mother and a father who are married to each other. Legislation just signed by Governor Janet Brewer(...)