Tag: family
European Court of Human Rights: ban on same-sex second-parent adoption is discriminatory
Today the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of X and Others v. Austria (application 19010/07) and ruled that Austria’s Civil Code discriminates against a partner in a same-sex relationship by making it legally impossible to adopt the biological child of the other partner while permitting second parent adoptions for unmarried heterosexual couples.
Law reform call for LGBT parents
About 16% of gay and lesbian parents have no legal status over their children, research has found.
Registration now open for Stonewall Brighton Equality Walk
Stonewall today opens registration for its tenth annual Equality Walk, which takes place in Brighton on 5 May. The 10k Walk, supported by American Express, raises funds for Stonewall’s Education for All programme, which helps schools tackle homophobia and support lesbian, gay and bisexual young people.
Noah St. John, “The Last Mile”
This is a video of Noah St. John, a 15-year-old performing a monologue about his two moms as part of NPR’s Snap Judgment series.
Transgender Motivational Coach Offers Post-Holiday Support to Trans Community
A motivational coach for the trans community is offering a free guide to overcoming stress related to having experienced family problems over the holidays due to misgendering.
Pope warns David Cameron on gay marriage ‘damage to family’ in New Year message
The Pope will today give a public warning to David Cameron that his plans for same-sex marriage will undermine the family.