July 28, 2010, 11:26 am - New York Times - By LISA BELKIN Data drives policy. Or, at least, it should. In recent months there have been several studies suggesting that children raised by same-sex couples are certainly no worse off (and in some ways are arguably better off) than children raised by heterosexual couples. Now, in an article titled “Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?” in...

On June 18, 2010, a miracle happened.  Abigail Elizabeth Cortez-Zuco was born.  Resident bloggers Ricky Cortez and Anthony Zuco have been assisting other couples with information on adoption while, at the same time, working to create their own family through adoption.  All you need to do is read their blog to understand how emotional this journey can be. But now they are a family and I could not be more happy for them.  Time For Families salutes...

We are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth. Born: June 18, 2010 at 5:31am. Weight: 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Height: 19.5 inches long It has been a long anticipated adoption process with challenges, pitfalls and heartbreak, but with enough perseverance , determination and love we can finally start our forever family.  Our journey has not ended, but finally begun and are excited to welcome our new little girl into our...

By Candace Chellew-Hodge - 6.21.10 When President Obama issued his statement this past weekend in recognition of Father’s Day, he mentioned one class of fathers that no other president before him has acknowledged: gay dads. Nurturing families come in many forms, and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a stepfather, a grandfather, or caring guardian. His acknowledgement of the labor of love two men may...

Jun. 05, 2010 BY LEE LOGAN Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau When voters choose from among five candidates to be Florida’s next attorney general, their decision could have a profound effect on some of the state’s most highly charged issues, from gay adoption to healthcare reform. Florida’s unique gay adoption ban underscores how the state’s chief legal officer can use the position to advance a personal philosophy while adhering...

By Carlos Santoscoy Published: May 18, 2010Portugal’s gay marriage law specifically forbids married gay and lesbian couples from adopting children. On Monday, Portugal’s President Anibal Cavaco Silva announced he would ratify the gay marriage bill approved by lawmakers in January, making Portugal the sixth European nation to grant gay couples the right to marry. The president lamented his decision, saying he was only doing so because Social...

May 5, 2010 - New york Times - by CLIFFORD J. LEVY   MOSCOW — After nearly a month of contradictory signals, a senior Russian official is now making clear that the government has not halted the adoption of Russian children by Americans. The official, Andrei A. Fursenko, the education and science minister, whose agency oversees adoptions, said Tuesday night that the Russian government had not formally put in place a legal suspension of these adoptions. Mr....

May 4, 2010 By Anthony M. Brown, Esq. The New York Court of Appeals issued their ruling today on what had been considered to be a potentially landmark case, Debra H. v. Janice R.  In their ruling, the court allowed the plaintiff, Debra H., access to her non-biological child with whom she had been denied visitation from the biological mother, Janice R.  That sounds great, right?  Wrong. In doing so, the court allowed to stand the precedent  notion...

[While there is a decided Fox news twist, here is the interview] This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” April 30, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Our very own Governor Mike Huckabee visited Rosie O’Donnell on her radio show recently, And things got pretty contentious when they touched on the subject of gay adoption. And here is a bit of their conversation. ROSIE O’DONNELL,...

By Bill Barrow, The Times-Picayune April 27, 2010, 12:55PM Lengthy and passionate testimony in the Senate Judiciary A Committee today ended with a 3-1 party line rejection of a measure that would have expanded gay adoption in Louisiana. Senate Bill 129, which ended up as a combination of two measures by Sens. Ed Murray and J.P. Morrell, would have allowed unmarried couples to jointly adopt and allow an existing parent to petition a court to add a...