Category: World – LGBTQ Family
Israel : Lifts ban on same-sex couples and single men becoming parents through surrogacy
Permission to pursue parenthood by this method was previously only granted to women and heterosexual couples.
Israel Should Allow Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
This week, the Israeli government opposed a petition submitted by the Association of Israeli Gay Fathers requesting that common-law and same-sex couples be allowed to adopt. The government said that it opposed changing the law because adoption by same-sex couples would place an “additional burden” on the child.
Photo of same-sex Toronto dads used in anti-gay parenthood ads in Ireland and Italy
Italian and Irish politicians have used a viral baby picture of same-sex Toronto dads to oppose two-father families.
I Am Gay! Pastor Urges Parents To Love Their Homosexual Children, Pray For Them
Our 16-year-old child tells you it is time for a heart to heart as there is something that he or she cannot deal with anymore. You are all prepared to have that ‘responsible young adult’ talk with your child, thinking you already figured out the direction the conversation will be going, but then that child rocks your world by telling you the last thing you want to hear – he or she is gay!
“The adoption ban is a terrible act of some demonstrative cruelty” : Russia’s war on homosexuality is affecting orphaned children
Russia has banned children from being adopted by countries that allow same-sex marriage, with devastating results for Russia’s orphans.
Mexico to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt
Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld a law this week allowing gay couples to adopt children in the capital, Districto Federal. But the United States has yet to pass any laws regarding the constitutionality of same-sex rights.