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A Cautionary Surrogacy Tale...

A Cautionary Surrogacy Tale
January 5, 2012 – By Arthur Leonard – Gay City News Facing legal questions for which no New Jersey precedent yet existed, Superior Court Judge Francis B. Schultz, on December 13, awarded the father of twin girls conceived through gestational surrogacy sole custody of the...

Bias, Bullying, and Homophobia in Elementary Schools: Are Teachers Prepared?...

Bias, Bullying, and Homophobia in Elementary Schools: Are Teachers Prepared?
January 18, 2012 – Mombian.com The media has been full of stories about bullying and its damaging effects—but most stories have centered around middle-school and high-school students. Less has been said of bullying in elementary schools. A new study from the Gay, Lesbian,...

Why Gay Parents May Be the Best Parents...

Why Gay Parents May Be the Best Parents
By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience.com – Mon, Jan 16, 2012 Gay marriage, and especially gay parenting, has been in the cross hairs in recent days. On Jan. 6, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a New Hampshire audience that children are better off with a father in prison...
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Virginia To Consider Opposing Gay Adoption Bills

Virginia To Consider Opposing Gay Adoption Bills
By On Top Magazine Staff Published: January 22, 2012 Virginia lawmakers are set to consider opposing gay adoption bills, the AP reported. Democratic Senator Adam Ebbin is the sponsor of a bill that would bar the state from funding adoption agencies which discriminate against foster or adoptive parents based on sexual orientation or gender identity. “One major issue is whether charities that receive tax dollars should be able to discriminate,” Ebbin said. “Adoption is a public act that goes through state courts, and no government...
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I.R.S. Denying Lesbians Legitimate Adoption Credit

I.R.S. Denying Lesbians Legitimate Adoption Credit
New York Times December 13, 2011 By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Since the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage, such couples are viewed as strangers in many spheres of their financial lives. They need to file separate federal tax returns, for instance. And sometimes, that can come with certain advantages. Take the adoption tax credit. If you adopt your spouse’s child, you cannot claim the credit. But since same-sex married couples are not considered spouses under federal law, they are permitted to use the credit...
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The new normal: Stay-at-home Dads and gay parents

The new normal: Stay-at-home Dads and gay parents
By Deborah Skolnik, Parenting.com updated 12:10 PM EST, Wed November 30, 2011 CNN.com — There was a time when gay parents and single adoptive mothers were unheard of, but the new norm is that almost anything works well as long as there’s a dedicated adult and plenty of love Christopher Fraley, 42, and Victor Self, 41, Parents of 20-month-old Coco Christopher Fraley and Victor Self have been married three times — to each other. They first exchanged vows in St. Barts in 2008, and again in South Africa on their honeymoon. Then this past summer, on July 24, 2011, they became the first same-sex couple in Rye, New York, to legally wed. Coco, their daughter, was right by their side. Fraley and Self met in 2003. “I saw kids in my life, and Chris...