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Homophobic adoption amendment ripped from appropriations bill

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 Editorial Staff adoption, foster care

The U.S. House of Representatives removed a harmful amendment from a federal appropriations bill that would have allowed child placement

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Adoption Editor's Pick 

Adoptions are still necessary for same-gender married parents

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 Jeff Bennett foster care, National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR

Marriage equality doesn’t guarantee that both parents are automatically recognized as legal parents of their child, even if they are

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Adoption Editor's Pick 

Meet two of the first gay parents to foster-to-adopt in Florida

July 18, 2015August 2, 2015 Jeff Bennett Florida, foster care

Couples like Daniel Nurse and his husband, Casanova, a thirtysomething couple from Tallahassee, Florida, are inspiring. Together since 2006 and

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Adoption Editor's Pick 

The incredible true story of a couple who adopted 12 special needs children

May 3, 2014May 3, 2014 Editorial Staff Alaska, brave women, foster care

Heidi Horner Raffaele, 52, and Karla Horner Raffaele, 44, of Sitka, Alaska, are both teachers whose love for children is

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Adoption Editor's Pick 

We can solve the foster care crisis in America

April 23, 2013March 9, 2019 Editorial Staff 0 Comments Family Equality Council, foster care, PFLAG, Rep. John Lews, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

  Rep. John Lewis (GA) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) are just a few weeks away from introducing a bill

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Editor's Pick Legal & Financial 

Gay dad helps foster kids find families

April 17, 2012July 15, 2018 Editorial Staff 0 Comments foster care

David Wing-Kovarik and his partner, Conrad are raising two sibling boys, but their journey to parenthood wasn’t easy. That’s why

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Dads Editor's Pick 

Adopted son of gay Key West man gets state subsidy

February 10, 2010 Community Editor 1 Comment adoption, Florida, foster care, Key West

Florida’s adoption ban was ignored again by fair-minded people with authority. State child welfare administrators agreed to provide health insurance,

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Moms 

Challenge to ban on gay adoption can proceed in Arkansas

March 18, 2009 Editorial Staff 0 Comments ACLU, adoption, Arkansas, foster care

The AP reports that an Arkansas judge has ruled that a challenge to ban on unmarried adoption, fostering can proceed.

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Legal & Financial 

Kentucky ignores anti-gay adoption bill

March 13, 2009 Editorial Staff 0 Comments adoption, foster care, Kentucky, Senate Bill 68

A Senate bill that would have banned gay couples from adopting or fostering children appears to be dead this legislative

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Advice & Education 

Discovery Health Channel offers “Fostering Love”

February 18, 2009 Editorial Staff 0 Comments California, foster care, TV

Watch Fostering Love, premiering Wednesday, February 18 at 8 pm; and February 21 at 1 pm on Discovery Health Channel.

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