http://www.proudparenting.com/node/522 Comments for "Lambda Legal Wins: Oklahoma Court of Appeals upholds previous ruling that struck down a homophobic adoption law." en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/522 <p>Oklahoma's <cite>Adoption Invalidation Law</cite> was passed in 2004. It said that Oklahoma <a href="http://www.actwin.com/eatonohio/gay/oklahomas.html" target="_blank">shall not recognize an adoption by more than one individual of the same sex from any other state or foreign jurisdiction."</a></p> <p>Under the law, single gay men and lesbians could become the parent of adoptive children, but same-sex couples were barred from adopting. The law even allowed the state to invalidate adoptions where couples had been awarded joint parenting rights in states where co-adoption is legal.</p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/522">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/522#comments Adoption Lambda Legal Oklahoma second parent adoption Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:53:03 -0700 Community Editor 522 at http://www.proudparenting.com