Tag: children
NOM’s Brown Traveled to Russia to Support Bill That Would Deny Adoption to “Abnormal” Gay Parents
As a growing chorus of condemnation mounts against a bevy of new anti-LGBT legislation in Russia, today it emerged that National Organisation for Marriage (NOM) president Brian Brown traveled to Moscow earlier this year in support of a bill – now law – that bans the adoption of Russian children by gay couples, unmarried couples and single people in countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
Coming Out To The Kids – Paul’s Story
Here at The Gay UK this month it’s all about Coming Out. We’ve spoken to two parents about their experiences of Coming Out to their children.
Same-sex parents raising healthier kids
Children of same-sex parents are doing as well or better than the rest of the population on a number of key health indicators.
Paul Ryan comes out in support of gay adoption
‘I think if a person wants to love and raise a child they ought to be able to do that. Period. I would vote that way,’ says Paul Ryan, who had previously voted to ban same-sex couples from adopting.
1st study of gay parents in Ireland
Around one in seven lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents has no legal status as a parent, despite having an active parenting role with their child , a new study has found.
Turkey attempts to retrieve child from foreign gay couple
Turkey recently launched a campaign to retrieve Turkish children in European countries who have been taken from their parents and given to Christian couples, starting the process by taking back children from gay and lesbian couples.