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[Australia] - "Research shows IVF adults are as healthy as the rest of us"
MICHAEL Dwyer never planned on becoming a dad at 25. He was conceived by IVF himself and he always assumed he would have fertility problems, so an accidental pregnancy with long-term partner Katie was...
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[NZ] - "Rainbow Family to Meet William and Kate" by Cec Busby
A rainbow family will be amongst those introduced to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their next public engagement in New Zealand.Ten families from a playgroup run by New Zealand parent support...
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[UK] - "Surrogacy: 10 things you should know" by Claire Wood, Lawyer,...
Same-sex marriage may now be legal, but surrogacy remains a legal minefield in the UK.Surrogacy is an increasingly popular route to parenthood for gay couples, enabling them to have a child genetically...
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[US] - "Why Do I Have Two Daddies?" by Frank Lowe
"Why do I have two daddies" or "two mommies" is an inevitable question that children of gay parents will ask. See how our parenting writer, Frank Lowe, approaches this issue to try to make it no big...
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[Australia] - Adoption Equality in Victoria - Love Makes A Family
Adoption law reform in Victoria will ensure that children living in rainbow families have their rights and best interests upheld. To find out more visit and like the Facebook page and visit Rainbow...
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[US] - "My 5 Biggest Fears About Surrogacy (And How I Overcame Them)" by...
When my partner Drew and I decided to have a baby, we had so many reservations about surrogacy, we initially didn’t even consider it.As we investigated other routes to parenthood for same-sex couples,...
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[US] - "Utah backs away from anti-gay-parenting study" by Dale Carpenter
Last night, on the eve of oral argument today in Kitchen v. Herbert, the Tenth Circuit challenge to Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, the state filed an unusual letter distancing itself from a...
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[USA] - Utah Moves to Block Gay Adoptions
In a move that is not unexpected, but still incredibly nasty and shortsighted, Utah has moved to block adoptions by gay couples in the state.While the fate of gay marriage in Utah remains unclear, so...
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[Malta] - Malta adopts same-sex civil union law
Today Maltese parliament adopted same-sex civil union law thus making Malta the 22nd European country to legally recognise same-sex unions and 10th country in Europe to allow same-sex couples to...
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[USA] - "Same-Sex Marriage — A Prescription for Better Health" by Gilbert...
The past year has proved to be a pivotal one for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. When 2013 began, same-sex couples were allowed to marry only in 9 states plus Washington,...
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[USA] - "Children of homosexuals more apt to be homosexuals? A reply to...
This is a bit old (2010) but it is getting another run in Social Media. The piece that appeared in J Biosoc Sci. 2010 Nov;42(6):721-42 looks dodgy.Abstract: Ten narrative studies involving family...
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[USA] - "Ohio Marriage Ruling Stayed, Except for Plaintiffs" by Sunnivie Brydum
Federal judge Timothy Black granted a stay on his ruling striking down Ohio's marriage recognition ban, but ordered the state to issue birth certificates listing both married same-sex parents to the...
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[Russia] - "Russia to ban gay surrogacy" by WeCareSurrogacy
"The Russian Government has planned to proscribe Gay singles from hiring a surrogate to have kids. This issue is widely being discussed in the international surrogacy market. However, Russia Law terms...
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[USA] "Robert Oscar Lopez Takes Anti-Gay Parenting Campaign To Bryan Fischer"
Joe My God is reporting that "Homocon horcrux Robert Oscar Lopez took his anti-gay parenting campaign to Bryan Fischer's show yesterday to declare that "in the future, all children will be defined by...
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[Canada] "Quebec to reimburse gay men for surrogacy costs" (via CBC News)
Joël Legendre and his husband are expecting twins in July, carried by a surrogate mother through in vitro fertilization. (Radio-Canada)"F"or the first time, the Quebec government has allowed a male...
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[Russia] "Russian Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Commercial Surrogate Motherhood"...
Russian Deputy & AllRound Nasty PersonRussia continues to get nasty to GLBTI people (we are not surprised, but disappointed!)"State Duma Deputy Yelena Mizulina said Thursday that paying a woman to...
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[UK] "Britain's first gay dads to appear in TV show The Parent Makers" by...
Barrie, Tony and their children"Britain's first gay parents are appearing in their own TV show, recording the path to surrogacy.The Parent Makers, which is set to air on Sky this month, follows the...
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[USA] 'Gay Parenting' Is Just Parenting by Frank Lowe
"One of the things that drives me crazy is the distinction we gay people insist on having. Lighten up, everybody — no need to make everything about you. Especially when it comes to raising a...
View Article[USA] "Judge Keeps Documents On Anti-Gay, Discredited Mark Regnerus Parenting...
This last week, an Orlando judge overturned a November ruling stating that the University of Central Florida had to turn over any documents related to the Social Science Research journal’s peer review...
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