by David Badash on November 30, 2011 The New Civil Rights Movement In yet another example of anti-​gay tunnel vision, NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, displaying a complete lack of understanding of the nature of same-​sex headed households, links to and quotes a fatally-​flawed op-​ed that suggests children parented by gay couples will not get “child care, groceries, health care, home maintenance, household products, insurance...

SDGLN.com, november 29, 2011 WASHINGTON – Bryan Samuels, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, will be joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), LGBT families and representatives from area child welfare agencies for an adoption forum on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The forum will recognize the close of National Adoption Month and call on child welfare professionals to include...

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...

by Arthur Leonard – November 1, 2011 South African Court Approves Surrogacy Contract for Gay Male Couple The North Gauteng High Court in Pretora, Republic of South Africa, issued a judgment on September 27, 2011, approved a surrogacy contract involving a male same-sex couple and a woman who agreed to be their gestational surrogate. In the Ex Parte Matter Between WH, UVS, LG, BJS. The case provided an opportunity to apply the terms of Section...