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Not guilty plea by man in Vt. lesbian custody case

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:38:57 +0000

(Burlington, Vt.) A Tennessee missionary charged with helping a woman get her child out of the United States as part of a high-profile lesbian custody case in Vermont says he’s not(...)

Lawmaker introduces bill discouraging gay families in Utah

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:03:40 +0000

Conservative Utah State Representative LaVar Christensen (R-Draper) wants to pass a law allowing discrimination against gay families.

House Bill 270, aka the “Family Policy” bill, calls for(...)

Neff: An adoption that is an equality milestone

logointern1 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:18 +0000

An adoption became final Jan. 19. Each adoption is likely a hallmark event for the child, for the parents, for the extended family.

This adoption in a Miami-Dade courtroom certainly was a(...)

Gay Fla. couple who fought adoption ban adopts 2

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:00:16 +0000

(Miami) A gay Miami man has officially adopted two brothers after he successfully fought to overturn Florida’s three-decade old ban on gay adoptions.

Martin Gill and his partner were the boys’(...)

Court hears gay dads’ La. birth certificate case

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:00:58 +0000

(New Orleans) A federal appeals court will consider whether Louisiana must put both fathers’ names on the birth certificate of a child adopted by a gay couple.

A full panel of 16 judges on the(...)

Friday Watercooler: Get Miss NY in the top 15…VOTE

rayhunt — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:11:04 +0000

• Vote for Miss America. Claire Buffie, Miss New York, needs your vote. As the first contestant to compete in Miss America with a gay rights platform, Ms. Buffie could use our help to get her(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Gates outlines how DADT repeal will happen

James Withers — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:40:06 +0000

Yes Thursday’s Watercooler is late. My computer crashed, lost a whole lot of information, and spent way too much time on the phone getting tech support. Added to this technology woe, was the(...)

Culhane: What happens when two men can make a baby? (Pt 2)

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:46:16 +0000

In last week’s column, I explained how science is advancing towards the moment when two men or two women will be able to create their very own babies, without genetic “outside input.”

In(...)

UK: Adoption charity can’t ban gay couples

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:51 +0000

(London) A Catholic adoption advisory service that refuses to help gay couples cannot win an exemption from anti-discrimination laws, Britain’s charity regulator said Thursday.

Catholic Care, a(...)

Should you be “out” at your kid’s school?

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:00:30 +0000

School supplies, new clothes, and carpooling arrangements. It’s Fall and Back-to-School time! (Sighs of relief are ok!) All across the globe parents are facing the new school year, its joys(...)