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Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Adoption Set for Children of Couple in Gay Marriage Case

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Formal adoption of children by a same-sex couple who challenged Michigan's ban on gay marriage is taking place in Oakland County Circuit Court.
After Outcry, Judge Reverses Order Taking Baby from Lesbians

PRICE, Utah (AP) — April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce, a Utah couple who married last year, went to a routine hearing Tuesday expecting to hear an update on how long it would be before they could adopt the baby girl they'd been raising as foster parents for three months.
Alabama Court Voids Same-Sex Child Visitation Order

An Alabama appeals court says a judge can't order child visitation following the split-up of a same-sex couple.
Appeals Court Hears Same-Sex Custody Case in Conn.

A federal appeals court is making a rare appearance in Connecticut to hear several cases, including one involving a Virginia pastor convicted of helping a woman and her child flee the country and avoid a custody dispute with her former lesbian partner.
Appeals Panel Cites Statute in Same-Sex Custody Case

A Kansas City woman who had unsuccessfully been seeking joint custody of two children she had with her lesbian partner may seek joint custody under a state statute, according to a ruling Tuesday from a Missouri appeals panel.
Arkansas Judge Strikes Part of Birth Certificate Law

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas judge has struck down part of the state's law on birth certificates, a move that an attorney says clears the way for married same-sex couples to both be listed as parents.
Arkansas Judge: 3 Gay Couples Can Amend Kids' Birth Certificates

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Pulaski County judge said Monday that three same-sex couples who sued the state for refusing to name both spouses on the birth certificates of their children can get the documents amended to list both names.
Attorney Compares Kansas Sperm Donor's Plight, Gay Marriage

TOPEKA, Kan. - A Kansas sperm donor's battle to avoid being declared the legal father of a same-sex couple's child has some similarities to the fight for gay marriage, the man's attorney argued in court filings.
Beach Landmark Blossoms with Orchids, Food and Entertainment

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens will be in full bloom this weekend as the historic landmark hosts its 9^th Annual Orchid, Garden and Gourmet Food Festival.
Bill Would Toss Adoption Preference For Heterosexual Couples

Democrats in the Arizona Legislature want a law that requires judges to give preferences to married heterosexual couples in adoption stricken from the books.
Birth Certificates for Arkansas Gay Couples’ Kids on Hold

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Married same sex couples in Arkansas will not be able to get the names of both spouses listed on birth certificates for their children after the state’s highest court on Thursday put a temporary hold on a lower court ruling allowing it.
Brief: Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban Demeans Children

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children by signaling to the world that their relationships are secondary to traditional families, opponents of the state law say in a new legal filing.
California Bill Revamps Birth Certificates To Help Same-Sex Parents

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Assembly have approved a bill that updates birth certificates to reflect the status of same-sex parents.
Celebrating Gay Pride in Uganda: 'We Want To Show That We're Not Aliens'

(CNN) -- Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) community is preparing for its annual gay pride parade, taking place on Saturday 8 August. This year's event has special significance -- it's been a year since the controversial anti-gay law was scrapped.
Column: If You Can Read My Mind - A PTSD Diary - Healing, Part One

I was impressed and moved when I first met Rev. Megan Rohrer. Megan is the Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Megan, who prefers to use gender neutral pronouns, is the first openly transgender pastor to be installed at a Lutheran congregation – Megan always specifies that they are "openly" transgender, as not all trans people are out. For those that are not out it’s important to respect that privacy.
Couple Behind Ala. Gay Marriage Case Grateful For Ruling

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The couple whose lawsuit toppled Alabama's gay marriage ban say they are grateful, overjoyed and still a little a bit in disbelief.
Couples Sue to Overturn Mississippi Ban On Gay Adoptions

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Susan Hrostowski remembers when Mississippi passed its law in 2000 banning same-sex couples from adopting children.
Court Sides With Ex-Partner Of Girl's Birth Mother

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the ex-partner of a 12-year-old's girl's mother has made her case to be considered a parent under the law.
Court Sides With Transgender Widow in Fight Over Estate

WHARTON, Texas (AP) — A state appeals court has reaffirmed its earlier decision to validate the marriage of a transgender widow seeking the estate of her firefighter husband who died battling a blaze.
Court: Baker Who Refused Gay Wedding Cake Can't Cite Beliefs

A suburban Denver baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple cannot cite his religious beliefs in refusing them service because it would lead to discrimination, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Court: Transgender Asylum Seekers Cant' Be Equated with Gays

SAN FRANCISCO -- Transgender people can be especially vulnerable to harassment and attacks and shouldn't be equated with gays and lesbians by U.S. immigration officials determining whether to grant asylum, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
Court: Winnebago Co. Judge Properly Tossed Gay Couple's Parental Request

MADISON (AP) —A judge properly dismissed a same-sex couple's request for a declaration that one of them is the legal parent of the other's child, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Same-Sex Marriage Conflicts Continue

(CNN) -- For some Kentucky couples -- and couples across America -- the battle for same-sex marriage is far from over.
FL Supreme Court Rules In Lesbian Custody Case

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a Seminole County woman can have visitation rights to the son she adopted with her ex-partner.
Florida House Bill Would Remove Gay-Adoption Ban From Law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican dominated Florida House voted to remove language from law that bans gay adoption.
Gay Couple Takes Legal Action Over Son's Birth Certificate

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A same-sex couple is seeking to force the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to issue a birth certificate listing both women as the parents of their baby boy.
Gay Couples Seek Changes On Birth Certificates

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Department of Health is allowing same-sex couples to be listed as the parents on birth certificates after a judge struck down the state's gay marriage ban.
Gay Couples Sue Florida Over Names on Birth Certificates

The first couple issued a same-sex marriage license in Florida is suing the state, saying that its Bureau of Vital Statistics still won't allow hospitals to list both same-sex parents on birth certificates.
Gay New Jersey Couple Again Locked In Legal Battle With Sperm Donor

When Sheena and Tiara Yates decided they wanted to have a second child, the lesbian couple sought out a sperm donor and drew up a contract in which the man agreed to give up his paternity rights _ a measure they believed would spare them a second custody battle with a donor.
High Court Rejects Appeal Over Same-Sex Parental Rights

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a woman who claims Florida's previous ban on same-sex marriage deprived her of the same parenting rights as married couples.

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