As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to open hearings April 28 on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in four states, a handful of contrarian holdouts continues to fuel the drama. The Supreme Court has said it will [...]
Category: LGBT News
Fri 19 Dec, 2014
Will 2015 Bring Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage?
Proponents of marriage equality have a lot to celebrate as we near the beginning of a new year. Since January 1, 2014, courts in 20 states have overturned bans on same-sex marriage, for a total of 35 states where marriage [...]
Thu 25 Sep, 2014
New CA Birth Certificate Law Allows LGBT Parents to Identify as Mother, Father, Parent
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, birth certificates of babies born in California will no longer identify a mother and father but will instead use the gender-neutral term “parent”
Mon 14 Jul, 2014
Spain Orders Consulates to Recognize Citizenship of Spanish Babies from Foreign Surrogacies
In the wake of the June 26 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on two French cases, the Spanish ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs are ordering their consulates to reinstate registrations of children born via [...]
Fri 6 Jun, 2014
SURROGACY 101
Surrogacy and parental establishment laws vary dramatically from state to state and from country to country.
Thu 29 May, 2014
Family Equality Council Grew With Number of LGBT Families
Family Equality Council’s recent gala event, Night at the Pier, in New York, NY, honored three individuals who have been leaders in advocating for the equality of 3 million LGBT parents.