Married same-sex parents reach settlement in lawsuit challenging Florida’s denial of accurate birth certificates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Almost two years to the day after same-sex marriages became legal in Florida, the State has settled its suit against married same-sex couples who were denied accurate birth certificates for their children. On August 13, 2015, two couples, along with Equality Florida Institute, the largest organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Floridians, filed…

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HRC calls for investigation into Utah judge who removed foster child from same-sex couple

WASHINGTON — Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) filed a formal complaint and called for a full investigation into now-infamous Utah Judge Scott Johansen, who is reported to have ordered a child removed from the home of her married foster parents because they are a same-sex couple. If Johansen ordered the child be removed because…

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New study suggests that same-sex parents are judged more harshly than heterosexual parents

BINGHAMTON, N.Y.  — Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents. Members of Binghamton University’s Interdisciplinary Research Group for the Study of Sexuality and Gender conducted a study of people’s reactions to the parenting behaviors of…

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San Diego 10-year-old with same-sex parents finds pen pal in President Obama

(CNN) – When Sophia Bailey-Klugh, a 10-year-old San Diegan, invited President Barack Obama to dinner, she didn’t get a response. So when he replied to her second letter – this one thanking him for his position on same-sex marriage–the girl with two fathers was really surprised. One of Sophia’s fathers, Jonathan Bailey, posted the letter…

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Video footage of Romney’s anti-LGBT revelations on gay parenting (VIDEO)

Further to investigative reporter Murray Waas‘ article published last week in the Boston Globe, highlighted on LGBTweekly.com, revealing his real stand on same-sex marriage and gay parenting videos have come to light showing Romney making those bigoted claims against LGBT parents. The first shows Romney speaking to conservative voters in South Carolina in 2005 and…

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