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Forever Mine: Why LGBTQ+ Parents Should Consider Adopting Their Own Children

This National Adoption Month, an attorney for Family Equality highlights a different type of adoption: stepparent, second parent, and confirmatory adoption for LGBTQ+ parents.

Kids of Same-Sex Parents Perform Better Academically, Study Says

Same-sex couples must be intentional about having kids, which may contribute to the differences in academic outcomes.

Georgia Same-Sex Couple Sues Over Denial of Child's Citizenship

When children are born abroad or one parent is from another country, the State Department applies different standards to same-sex couples than opposite-sex ones, the lawsuit says.

Just Deal With It: Married Same-Sex Couples Deal Better With Stress

A new study shows that married same-sex couples are more collaborative.

STUDY: Married Gay Dads Make the Most Money

The Treasury Department has released what may be the most accurate survey yet of where married same-sex couples live and how much money they make.

Which states have the fewest same-sex couples? These are the bottom 10

These are the states with the fewest same-sex couples cohabiting, per capita.

Op-ed: Exactly How the Court's Decision Affects You, by the Numbers

On matters from Social Security to immigration, the Supreme Court's rulings on two marriage cases changed the game for millions of LGBT Americans.

Study: Gay People Have Happier Marriages Than Straight People

New research shows that men in same-sex marriages are better at task-sharing and spend more time with their kids than straight peers.

Op-ed: 5 Questions to Ask Before Tying the Knot

Just because the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages doesn't make everything easier.

Miss. Couples Take Aim at Antigay Adoption Ban

New filings by their lawyers contend these roadblocks are not even 'potholes,' and further tear apart the discredited Regnerus study on same-sex parents.

Suit Challenges Nebraska's Refusal to Recognize Same-Sex Parents

Two women, formerly a couple, are suing because the state wouldn't list both of them on their sons' birth certificates.

Here are all the ways marriage equality has been 'unambiguously positive' for America

The study from the RAND Corp. comes 20 years after the first legal marriages for same-sex couples took place in Massachusetts.

Study: Female Couples Break Up Twice as Often as Male Couples

An expansive study on same- and opposite-sex couples delivered some intriguing results. 

Conservative SCOTUS Announces Another Pro-LGBTQ+ Decision

Indiana officials were seeking to undermine marriage equality, but the justices refused to hear the case.

Tax Day 2008: The Cost of Being Gay

Find out all the hidden costs of being gay and what you can do to save money and protect you and your loved ones.

Fathers Sue State Dept., Pompeo Over Denial of Child's Citizenship

Roee and Adiel Kiviti say the State Department is treating their daughter as if her parents' marriage did not exist.

In the South, We're Still Fighting for Marriage Rights

Arkansas is the latest Southern state to declare war against same-sex marriage and parenting.

Explosive Growth in LGBTQ+ Parenting Recorded In This Country

One in six children were adopted by same-sex couples in this European country.