Minnesota

The court upheld the visitation rights of Nancy SooHoo, who had lost custody of the two children she helped raise with her former partner. The women broke-up after jointly parenting the kids for about 7 years.

Minnesota has no law preventing same-sex couples or single adults from adopting children.

What's been happening in the U.S. over the last ten years? A large increase in the number of gay and lesbian households in the middle of the country.