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Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson Once Tried to Stop a Queer Woman From Adopting Her Wife's Child

Kelley Easter of Tennessee.
News

Lesbian Approved to Foster Children by Catholic Bishops After Suit

In 2020, Kelly Easter was denied a foster care opportunity because she is a lesbian, but now Catholic bishops say they approve.

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Family

LGBTQ+ Parenting Pioneers Share Tips for Queer Families in Live Event

Have no fear -- help for queer families is here! A free webinar this weekend will provide wisdom from some LGBTQ+ parenting pioneers.

Ken Paxton
News

SCOTUS Kills Texas Lawsuit Against California Sparked by Antigay Law

California banned state-funded travel to Texas over an anti-LGBTQ+ Lone Star State law, leading Texas AG Ken Paxton to sue, but the Supreme Court won't take the case.

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Family

Nation's Biggest Evangelical Child Welfare Group OK's LGBTQ+ Parents

Bethany Christian Services, which once would not place children with LGBTQ+ parents, has adopted a policy "where all are welcome."

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News

Trump Admin Supports Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Families

The Department of Justice filed a brief in an upcoming Supreme Court case, urging the court to allow such discrimination if rooted in religion.

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World

Effigy of Gay Couple With Child Burned at European Carnival

The action was a protest against parenting rights for same-sex couples.

Homophobic adoption agency sues Michigan
Family

Tennessee OK's Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption

The bill, now signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, lets faith-based agencies receive public funds even if they discriminate and protects them from lawsuits.

Ken Paxton
Politics

Texas Atty General Fighting to Allow Bias Against LGBTQ Parents

Ken Paxton and a Texas Catholic archdiocese want foster and adoption agencies to be able to turn away LGBTQ people and still receive federal funds.

Buttigieg Slams Trump Adoption Decision As 'Huge Step Backward'
Politics

Buttigieg Slams Trump Adoption Decision as 'Huge Step Backward'

The Republican administration said last week adoption services could refuse to place childen with rainbow families.

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World

Gay Dads, Fearful Russia Would Steal Their Kids, Seek Asylum in U.S.

The couple and their sons fled Russia, which does not allow same-sex couples to adopt.

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Family

Judge Blocks Michigan's Pro-LGBTQ Adoption Nondiscrimination Policy

The federal judge contends an adoption agency that won't serve LGBTQ parents doesn't really discriminate because it sends them elsewhere.

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