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WATCH: Christian Radio Host Makes Outrageous Comment About Gay Adoption

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.30.2013 | Gay Voices

Conservative Christian radio host and Liberty Counsel attorney Matt Barber joined Mathew D. Staver for a segment of the Liberty Counsel Faith & Freedo...

Open Hearts: LGBT Family Bringing Down Adoption Barriers

Kate Perino | Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Kate Perino

Martin Gill strongly believes that ECDF will be a solution for many foster kids who lack stability and permanence. Recently, he and his partner hosted a gift give-away for local teens in foster care who are living in group homes--many of whom have little chance of finding adoptive families. Martin said,

Lila Shapiro

'If A Kid Doesn't Have A Family, It's Very Sad:' Lawmakers, Families, Push Gay Adoption Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices

WASHINGTON -- Philip McAdoo and his partner Sean Cavenaugh talked about starting a family on their very first date, at a barbecue joint in New York Ci...

Amanda Terkel

LGBT Adoption Bill Set To Be Reintroduced With Bipartisan Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A bill legalizing adoption and foster parenting by same-sex couples is set to be reintroduced on Tuesday, with supporters hopeful that m...

Paul Ryan Reverses Stance On Gay Adoption

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Monday during a town hall event in Janesville, Wis., that he has changed his position on gay couples adopting children, W...

HelpUsAdopt.org Seeks LGBT Applicants For Adoption-Assistance Grants

Cooper Smith Koch | Posted 06.04.2013 | Gay Voices
Cooper Smith Koch

Through HelpUsAdopt.org Becky Fawcett gives out grants up to $15,000 to help families with the expenses associated with adopting children, and she wants more gays and lesbians to apply. "It drives me crazy that we don't get more LGBT grant applications," Becky wrote to me.

An Unexpected Benefit For Gay Parents?

YourTango | Michelle Toglia | Posted 03.02.2013 | Gay Voices

Same-sex couples can get nearly $13K for second-parent adoption, but are still denied other benefits. While legally wed same-sex couples are still ...

Gay And Lesbian Parents Are The 'New Normal' In Quebec

Agence France Presse | Michel Viatteau | Posted 04.11.2013 | Gay Voices

"I would like to have a mother, but I wouldn't want to lose my two dads," says Frida, a radiant six-year-old Canadian girl unaware of the internationa...

The Minnesota 'Modern Family'

Elliott Flies | Posted 01.09.2013 | Gay Voices
Elliott Flies

After my son's third birthday party, his best friend began to cry. When his mother asked him what was wrong, he said, "I want two dads just like Isaac has!" That was the first moment when I realized my family was unique.

Big News For Gay Rights In Northern Ireland

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 10.19.2012 | Gay Voices

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Unmarried and same-sex couples in Northern Ireland should be allowed to adopt children, a Belfast judge ruled Thursday, r...

Same-Sex Parents On The Offensive In North Carolina

Reuters | Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics

By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 13 (Reuters) - A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday challenging N...

Jennifer Bendery

Zach Wahls, Iowa Activist With Two Moms, Lobbies Congress To Support Families Like His

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.18.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- You may not recognize him by name, but Zach Wahls is known by millions as the teenager who gave powerful testimony to an Iowa House comm...

Anti-Gay Adoption Bill Close To Passing In Second State

AP | LARRY O'DELL | Posted 04.10.2012 | Politics

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia state Senate passed legislation Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with t...

Mr. Gay World USA Contestant And His Partner Share A Heartfelt Letter To Their Adopted Toddler

Patrick Wallace | Posted 04.02.2012 | Gay Voices
Patrick Wallace

In late 2011, Burnz and Steve wrote a beautiful letter to their daughter Olivia on aNoteToMyKid.com, expressing their unconditional love for their number-one gal.

WATCH: Penn State Scandal Used As Case Against Gay Adoption

Posted 01.12.2012 | Gay Voices

The Penn State debacle that erupted following football coach Joe Paterno's dismissal continues to rankle sports fans. Now, two high-profile voices are...

Every Child Deserves a Family

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 12.31.2011 | Gay Voices
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

As more and more LGBT couples are getting married and starting families, we have a great opportunity to place children without a family into happy homes, either by adoption or foster care.

Number Of Gay Couples Adopting Has Skyrocketed In Past Decade

AP | By KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 12.21.2011 | Gay Voices

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The number of gays and lesbians adopting children has nearly tripled in the past decade despite discriminatory rules in many ...

Senator Introduces Bill Allowing Catholic Charities To Refuse Gay Adoptions

Posted 12.15.2011 | Chicago

Illinois State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) on Wednesday filed legislation that would amend the state's civil union law to allow Catholic Chariti...

In the Louisiana Adoption Case, It's the Child Who Suffers

Kevin Cathcart | Posted 12.14.2011 | Gay Voices
Kevin Cathcart

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a same-sex couple denied an accurate birth certificate listing both men as parents of the Louisiana-born child they adopted in New York.

Catholic Charities To Appeal Judge's Gay Adoption Decision

Posted 10.29.2011 | Chicago

An attorney representing Catholic Charities in four Illinois church dioceses said Monday that he will appeal a judge's ruling against his client in a ...

Is Illinois 'At War' With Catholics? Some Church Leaders Think So

Posted 10.24.2011 | Chicago

After an Illinois judge ruled last week that the state Department of Children and Family Services can legally sever their long-standing foster care an...

Amanda Terkel

Same-Sex Adoption Bill Introduced

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.03.2011 | Politics

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...

Amanda Terkel

Arkansas High Court Strikes Down Ban On Gay Adoptions

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.07.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Arkansas' high court struck down the state's law barring same-sex couples from adopting on Thursday. In an opinion published without dis...

Same-Sex Couples Match Heterosexual Couples In Performance As Adoptive Parents, UVA/GWU Study Finds

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

In multiple states, adoption for same-sex couples is against the law -- governments hold that a child needs both male and female parents for "optimal ...