Tue, 05/15/2007 – 9:36am by Community Editor @ ProudParenting.com Colorado Governor Bill Ritter recently signed legislation that allows same-sex couples to adopt. The Colorado Springs Gazette.com reports that House Bill 1330 by Majority Leader Alice Madden, D-Boulder, allows the joint adoption of children by unmarried couples, including gays and lesbians, unmarried heterosexual partners and relatives seeking to help single mothers. Colorado...

Sat, 12/13/2008 – 12:29pm by Jeff of ProudParenting.com The AP reports that New York state officials will now let married same-sex couples list both their names on their children’s birth certificates. The decision, which echoes similar provisions in states that allow gay marriages or civil unions, is one of many changes since Gov. David Paterson ordered state agencies in May to respect out-of-state gay marriages. The state Health Department...