The AFA Blog: LGBT Adoption - A State by State Guide

For LGBT couples and individuals, adoption in it's many forms is a viable way to build a family. Adoption laws vary by state and change quickly. Listed below is information on the various forms of adoption that you might wish to consider and also a listing ... Connecticut Permits single GLBT and joint adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed. Delaware Permits single GLBT adoption. Does not clearly prohibit joint gay adoption. Second-parent adoption allowed in some areas. ...

Why Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

There is no scientific evidence that parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation: lesbian and gay parents are as likely as heterosexual parents to provide supportive and healthy environments for their children”; ...

News from Gay Finances (www.gayfinances.com)

Sears, a senior financial adviser who founded the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) financial-services team at Merrill Lynch & Co. That will require a lot of paper. Some of the documents needed and the terminology will vary ...

Ruth Institute Blog » Escape from Rhode Island

This story comes not from a mere mother, but rather from leslie Wolfgang, whose husband Peter is with the Family Institute of Connecticut (i.e. Brian Brown's former employer). The Wolfgangs are part of the “pro-family” movement. .... DISCRIMINATORY This argument discriminates against gay and lesbian parents, single parents (including divorcees, widows, and widowers), and parents where one spouse is out of the home for an extended period (such as military spouses. ...

5th Circuit Appeal: Court Upholds Child's right to Both Fathers on ...

In the quest for equal rights, the GLBT community has entered an arena in which it is gaining “rights” at the expense of others. GLBT rights should also include the rights of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transexual and straight ADOPTEES. ... The truth is, open adoption isn't legal: there's no official contract that can be upheld by a court. The biological family is at the mercy of the adoptive family to keep its word. In the vast majority of cases, any promises regarding an ...