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...

Lesbian couple appeals order removing their foster child By 365gay Newscenter Staff 03.11.2009 4:39pm EDT (Charleston, West Virginia) The West Virginia Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to overturn a lower court ruling that removed a child they had reared from birth because the judge wanted the child placed with a married, opposite-sex couple. Fayette Circuit Judge Paul Blake originally agreed to allow Kathyrn Kutil and Cheryl Hess be foster parents...

Just Being Parents Same-sex couples find options in adoption and foster parenting http://www.justout.com/news.aspx?id=4 by Heather Cassell Since the ’90s, visibility has been given to the gay community’s slice of the American dream—the lavender house with two kids strapped into the eco-friendly SUV, headed on the queer family vacation package. “I’ve been extremely impressed by the caliber of parenting I see from our gay and lesbian clients,”...