Gay Families

Christian Opponent of Same Sex Marriage Agrees To Dine with Same-Sex Couple

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 05.29.2012

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Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., and committed to banning same-sex marriage, today agreed to visit the home...

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Being Gay in Cuba

Allessandra Bradley-Burns | Posted 05.17.2012

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Allessandra Bradley-Burns

Our children had different reaction to Obama's words on gay marriage. One child dryly commented "what took him so long?" Two children joined me in a victory dance.

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My Family Was Harassed At The North Carolina Polls

Aly Windsor | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: NC Amendment 1, Gay Families, Amendment One, North Carolina Amendment 1, Amendment 1 North Carolina, North Carolina Marriage Amendment, Amendment One North Carolina, North Carolina Amendment One, NC Amendment One, Amendment 1, Gay Voices News
Aly Windsor

On May 4 my partner and I took our two boys with us to vote early against North Carolina's Amendment 1. We were not prepared at all for the drama that we encountered as we approached the early voting location.

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WATCH: NOM's Comments On Same-Sex Couples And Their Children Go Beyond The Pale

Alvin McEwen | Posted 04.30.2012

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Alvin McEwen

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What Is Best For The Children?

Domenick Scudera | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Children of Gay Parents, Gay Families, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Opponents, LGBT Families, Same-Sex Parents, Gay Parents, LGBT Parents, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News
Domenick Scudera

The damage facing children of gay parents is not caused by their parents' sexuality but by outsiders who do not respect their families. Ironically, the opponents of same-sex marriage who profess to be thinking only of the children are harming children with their intolerance.

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Elise Foley

New Customs Rule Would Treat Same-Sex Couples As Families

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Customs Forms, Gay Families, Video, Gay Rights, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration proposed on Tuesday to recognize same-sex couples as families on customs forms, a small but significant step, s...

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Celebrating the Past, Committing to the Future

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Children of Gay Parents, Gay Rights, Gay Parents, Gay Families, LGBT Families, Gay Moms, Gay Dads, Lesbian Moms, LGBT Parents, Gay Voices News
Jennifer Chrisler

It's hard to remember and hard to imagine, frankly, a time when just the simple fact of being gay or lesbian meant that you could have no relationship with your children. The courts automatically presumed you were an unfit parent.

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A Holiday Story with Real Family Values

Amelia | Posted 02.22.2012

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Amelia

Whenever any of the parents is asked how many children they have, each gives the same answer: seven. Jane only gave birth to five of them. Only one is Robert's biological child. Kay isn't genetically connected to a single one. But they all know they have seven children.

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Zach Wahls: Love Makes a Family

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 02.14.2012

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Jennifer Chrisler

It's obvious that Zach Wahls is a loved kid. You can instantly tell by the way he talks about his family. The wild popularity of Zach's testimony is so important because not everyone has had the opportunity to get to know families like his.

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A Baby to Change the Times... and U.S. Immigration Laws

Adrian Margaret Brune | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Australia, Gay Families, Gay Rights, Ex-Pat, Gay Immigration, LGBT Families, Lgbt, Gay Voices News
Adrian Margaret Brune

Miles' story has a happy ending, and potentially huge implications for other LGBT parents abroad, but it also illustrates the expense and frustration expended by gay couples for outdated laws that do not reflect the changing nature of today's families.

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Modern Family MBTI

Michael Melcher | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Gay Families, Myers-Briggs, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Psychology, Sophia Vergara, Gay, Modern Family, Mbti, Type Theory, Culture News
Michael Melcher

Given that I think about Myers Briggs Type theory every day, it's perhaps no surprise to my faithful readers that I sometimes ponder the MBTI types of fictional people. Let's assess the extended Dunphy clan of TV's Modern Family.

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U.S. Census: Illinois Sees Surge In Same-Sex Relationships

Posted 10.04.2011

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Story by Joseph Erbentraut, courtesy of the Windy City Times The statistics on same-sex couples in Illinois from the latest decennial census were u...

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I Never Saw Myself In A Wedding Dress. Then New York State Did Something Miraculous.

Kristen Henderson | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Gay Marriage New York, Gay Families, Lesbian-Families, Gay Marriage Rights, New York Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Gay Marraige Ban, My-Story, Women News
Kristen Henderson

What Governor Cuomo and those 33 Senators did on Friday night was miraculous: Their votes declared that my family is no longer less than your family. And it enabled me to wake up on Saturday morning with a crystal-clear vision of what my future can look like.

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Amanda Terkel

Same-Sex Adoption Bill Introduced

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As several states have moved to make it harder for same-sex families to adopt children or become foster parents, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Cali...

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Why Marriage Matters: Let's Start the Conversation

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evan Wolfson

Today, Freedom to Marry is excited to announce the launch of our groundbreaking new campaign "Why Marriage Matters." I have invited our Director of Pu...

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What We Can Learn From Illinois

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evan Wolfson

By creating civil union, a non-marriage marital status for certain couples, Illinois has brought the number of Americans living in jurisdictions that provide some measure of respect to same-sex couples under the law to 40 percent.

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Time for Government to Show All Families Deserve Protection

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evan Wolfson

As the first gay-friendly African-American church in a city where 32 percent of all gay couples are raising children, the Maffetts call St. Luke's a second home.

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No Respect for the Gay and Lesbian Traveler

Matthew Long | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Families, Tourism, Travel Industry, Rainbow Flag, Hospitality, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Marketing, Gay Travel, Philadelphia, Travel News
Matthew Long

I do not understand why the hospitality industry does not do a better job of marketing to GLBT audiences. Drop the rainbow flags and instead educate your staffs.

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Obama Memo Gives More Benefits To Federal Workers' Same-Sex Partners

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ordered government agencies Wednesday to extend additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employee...

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Thank You, Dorothy Height

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terrance Heath

Thank you. Dr. Height, for your understanding and for dedicating your life to working for justice -- instead of stopping at "just us."

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Arkansas Adoption Ban Overturned: Law Kept Unmarried Straight, Gay Couples From Adopting

AP | CHUCK BARTELS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A state judge on Friday struck down an Arkansas law approved by voters that banned gay couples and other unmarried people li...

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My 'Non-Traditional' Family: Blogging for LGBT Families 2010

Waymon Hudson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Families, LGBT Relationships, Non-Traditional Families, Blogging for LGBT Families, LGBT Rights, LGBT Families, Family, Healthy Living News
Waymon Hudson

There's an old saying that "you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your family." Thankfully, our community is leading the way in breaking that stereotype.

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Why Do Realistic Representations of Gay Relationships in the Media Matter? Ask EW's Annie Barrett

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waymon Hudson

A peck on the cheek or the kiss between the heterosexual couple? That's "normal." Yet kissing by gays is a hypersexual, physical-only act of pure sex being "shoved down the throat" of America.

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ABC's Modern Family: How "Modern" Is Its Gay Couple?

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waymon Hudson

The show completely neuters and desexualizes its gay couple. Sure, they never kiss, but they also never even make innuendo or refer to any kind of sexual relationship between the two of them.

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Transformational Ties

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equality, Gay Families, Gay Rights, Gay Parenting, LGBT Rights, Community, Washington DC, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Family, Politics News
Terrance Heath

We were the same family as we were when the day began, except for one important difference. Thanks to D.C.'s City Council and Maryland's state attorney general, when we returned home from our marriage, we had equal rights.

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