Tag: parents
Two European high courts rule same-sex couples are regular parents
Today two high courts in Europe ruled in favour of same-sex couples adopting children. Both judgments make clear that lesbian and gay couples provide children the same safety and stability as heterosexual couples do.
Law reform call for LGBT parents
About 16% of gay and lesbian parents have no legal status over their children, research has found.
‘So you think your child is gay?’ New guide answers parents’ common questions
Stonewall today publishes a guide for parents who think their child might be lesbian, gay or bisexual.
In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents
In My Shoes follows five youth who have lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents who give you a chance to walk in their shoes – to hear their own views on equality, making change, and what it means to be a family.
Equality Virginia and HRC Ask State Board of Social Services to Reject Commissioner’s Recommendation and Approve Rules Prohibiting Discrimination
Equality Virginia and the Human Rights Campaign today called on the Virginia State Board of Social Services to reject recommended amendments proposed in a memo from the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services dated April 20, 2011 [sic] and earlier advice from the Attorney General and approve publication and implementation of rules governing licensed child placing agencies that include a provision barring discrimination based on sexual orientation against prospective adoptive and foster parents.
Apple Should Dump ‘Ex-Gay’ iphone App
Exodus International, the notorious “ex-gay” organisation, recently released an iPhone app that, according to its website, is “designed to be a useful resource for men, women, parents, students, and ministry leaders.”