Aaron Vaughn, Web Producer FOX 13 News 11:24 a.m. MST, January 25, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY— If passed, Sen. Ross Romero’s Adoption by a Co-parent Bill would allow gay couples, or any unmarried couple living together, to adopt. “Some people may not want to marry or some people may not be able to marry, so this could apply with equal force if they were sisters,” says Romero, giving a hypothetical example. “One sister moved in with...

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,”...

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...

December 6, 2011 By STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER GENEVA — The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that the United States would use all the tools of American diplomacy, including the potent enticement of foreign aid, to promote gay rights around the world. In a memorandum issued by President Obama in Washington and in a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton here, the administration vowed to actively combat efforts by other...

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...

By Lauren Smiley Mon., Oct. 17 2011 SFWeekly.com Some social conservatives have bizarrely charged that making LGBT history a part of the state-mandated curriculum is just a veiled lesson on how to be gay. But for a small percentage of San Francisco kids, that classroom instruction won’t just be history lessons about a marginalized minority group — that coursework will help them define their own families. Four percent of students in...

By On Top Magazine Staff Published: October 03, 2011 The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Monday criticized Colorado Rep. Jared Polis’ announcement of his son Caspian Julius. On Friday, Polis and his domestic partner, writer Marlon Reis, announced the birth of Caspian, making Polis, who is serving his second term in office, the first openly gay parent in Congress. “Baby and parents are doing well, [and] baby has learned to cry...

SDGLN.com Staff September 29th, 2011 Editor’s note: These estimates include only couples where one partner is identified as being the spouse of the person who owns or rents the house. SAN DIEGO – California leads the nation with the most same-sex couples, according to the 2010 Census. The Golden State had 98,153 same-sex couples, followed by New York with 48,932, Florida with 48,496 and Texas with 46,401. North Dakota had the fewest same-sex...

Sunday, August 14, 2011    Last updated: Sunday August 14, 2011, 5:24 PM BY HARVY LIPMAN AND DAVE SHEINGOLD STAFF WRITERS The Record By the 2000s, though, they had noticed a dramatic rise in the number of gay couples living in the suburbs, a trend confirmed by new census numbers released last week. According to those figures, culled from the 2010 census, the number of households in North Jersey headed by same-sex partners grew by 30 percent in...

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage by Nancy Polikoff An Ohio trial judge granted Julie Rowell temporary visitation with the daughter she raised for five years with her former partner, Julie Smith. The child was conceived through donor insemination while the couple was together. When Smith refused to allow the court-ordered temporary visitation, the trial judge held her in contempt of court. Last week, an Ohio appeals...