AltWeeklies Wire
Family Ties: Why One Non-Biological Parent Wants to Give Up Adoptionnew

My attorney told me that if I wanted to protect myself and my kids, I should adopt them. I wasn't entirely clear why. Did I need to adopt them because we don't share DNA? If a straight couple conceived a child using a sperm donor, would the man have to adopt the child to be considered its father?
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
12-09-2009 |
LGBT
Same-Sex Couples Face Roadblocks to the Altar in Connecticutnew

The fact that the state has civil union laws on the books and must now permit same-sex marriage leads to a few sticky legal complications.
New Haven Advocate |
Dave Bonan |
11-11-2008 |
LGBT
San Francisco Makes History with Successful Case for Marriage Equalitynew
Less than two hours after the California Supreme Court announced its 4-3 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, San Francisco City Hall filled with smiling couples and local politicians of various ideological stripes to celebrate the city's central role in achieving the most significant civil rights advance in a generation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
05-22-2008 |
LGBT