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March 12, 2013
A ‘Father’ versus a ‘Dad’ on Cambridge Uni’s pro-gay parent study

Our resident gay dad columnist has an imagined conversation with a priest who argues a Cambridge University study was wrong and kids need a mother and father

This month, Cambridge University released a study. It was published by the British Association of Adoption and Fostering. Their conclusion on the basis of the report was ‘Gay fathers, in particular, are extremely committed to parenting’.

March 1, 2013
Cute kid upstages his gay dads at marriage equality rally

At an event supporting a same-sex marriage bill in Minnesota, two male parents find out kids don't behave when you try to do something serious

Something true about parenting, regardless of sexual orientation, is that kids don’t behave at the times when you're trying to do something serious.

On Wednesday (27 February) partners Dr Paul Melchert and James Zimmerman found that out when they went to go speak in support of a bill reversing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

While Melchert wanted to say, as a pediatrician, there is no evidence children of same-sex parents are worse off than those of opposite-sex parents.

February 28, 2013
US Sociological Association tells supreme court gay marriage and parents are ok

The American Sociological Association files supreme court brief in support of gay marriage and LGBT parenting

The American Sociological Association (ASA), joined the challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 currently before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The ASA filed a friend-of-the-court brief today (28 February) outlining the latest in social science research into same-sex parenting, stating 'children fare just as well' which was a concern raised by opponents of marriage equality.

In a press release posted to the organization’s website, ASA President Cecilia Ridgeway said: 'The results of our review are clear.

February 25, 2013
Kansas supreme court rules in favor of gay adoption

After deliberating over submitted by two women over parenting rights, the supreme court of Kansas passed a landmark ruling in favor of gay adoption

Kansas state supreme court made a landmark ruling that same-sex couples are to be allowed to adopt.

In addition it ruled that when a same-sex couple has a child together, both parents can be fully recognized as parents under Kansas state law.

The court explained that Kansas parentage laws apply equally to women and non-biological parents, and that courts must consider the reality of who a child’s parents are in order to protect the interests of children.

January 18, 2013
The 10 ways gay parents can be better than straight ones

There’s no such thing as an unplanned gay pregnancy, so kids of gay parents are always wanted, argues Rob Watson

George Bernard Shaw once described straight parenting as having ‘no test of fitness’.

But lesbian, gay, bi and trans parents are constantly tested.

Representatives of the Catholic Church and a group of authors speaking at the Heritage Foundation recently ranked LGBTQ parents in a way that was unfounded, ridiculous, untrue and frankly, bizarre. At best, it was bitterly unfair.

January 7, 2013
Gay fathers give parenting advice

YouTube videos from gay fathers Brian and Jay in Santa Rosa, California share universal family values

Gay Family Values (GFV) is a series of parenting advice YouTube videos made by gay fathers Brian and Jay.

The series was first started in August 2009 to show families with same-sex parents are not that different from other families in response to the Prop 8 vote in California which de-legalized gay marriage.

GFV's latest episode answers two questions. The first, asked by Leah from France, is how do Brian and Jay's children, Daniel, Selena and Nicholas, explain that they have two fathers to new people they meet.

November 30, 2012
UKIP's McKenzie says gay adoption is like throwing kids to 'dogs'

UK Independence Party would-be MP loses election but still rants over gay adoption saying it is like the fall of the Roman Empire

UK Independence Party politician Winston McKenzie has ranted against gay parenting on live TV after losing his bid to become an MP.

The UKIP culture spokesperson was standing to become a Member of Parliamment for Croydon North in London in a by-election yesterday (29 November) but lost to Labour’s Steve Reed.

November 5, 2012
Viral video calls for equal rights of gay parents

Director Mike Buonaiuto questions why same-sex parent families go unrecognised in Europe

Today (5 November) sees the launch of a new campaign focusing on gay parenting rights throughout Europe.

The short film, entitled Invisible Parents, features the voice of a woman reminiscing about a happy childhood with her two fathers, before stating that the majority of Europe does not recognize families with gay parents.

The film is directed by Mike Buonaiuto, the man behind Homecoming, the video that went viral earlier this year. Invisible Parents launches to coincide with the UK's National Adoption Week.

September 16, 2012
Gay actor Rupert Everett hates idea of two dads

The 53-year-old says he cannot think of 'anything worse than being brought up by two  dads'

Gay actor Rupert Everett has ridiculed the idea of two men raising a child.

In an interview with the Sunday Times today (16 September), he said: ‘I can’t think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads.’

The 53-year-old actor, who is well known for playing a gay man who made Madonna pregnant in The Next Best Thing, said the gay community should not be offended as he does not consider himself a role model.

August 21, 2012
Canadian parents support trans dad who breastfeeds

Father denied leadership position at Canadian breastfeeding support group 

Canadian breastfeeding advocates and parenting experts are showing support for a transgender man who was refused a leadership role at a motherhood support group.

Trevor MacDonald (MacDonald is a pseudonym), 27, from Winnipeg, has been nursing his infant son for 16 months, but was told by La Leche League Canada (LLLC) that he cannot lead support circles or serve as a breastfeeding coach because he identifies as a man, which goes against the organization's definition of motherhood.

August 1, 2012
Australian Finance Minister argues for gay marriage and parenting

Australian Finance Minister Penny Wong defends her family’s right to exist in magazine article

Australia’s Finance Minister Penny Wong makes a powerful personal argument for gay marriage and parenting in the latest issue of SALife magazine.

In a head-to-head debate on gay marriage with Liberal Party senator Nick Minchin, Wong wrote:

July 28, 2012
Gay parenting study declared ‘bullsh-t’ after audit

A controversial study that claimed to show that children raised by same-sex couples had worse outcomes later in life compared to those raised by heterosexuals has been declared to be 'bullsh-t' by the man assigned to review its peer review process

A controversial study into same-sex parenting that claimed to show that children of same-sex couples had worse outcomes has been dismissed as ‘bullsh-t’ by the professor assigned to evaluate the peer review process that lead to it being published.

The paper ‘How different are the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study’ by University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus was published earlier this year by the journal Social Science Research.

June 28, 2012
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe speaks out for gay marriage

'I don’t think a lot of people realize that family is family'

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe wants everyone to know that he believes everyone has the right to marry who they love - including his wife's brother who wants to wed his partner in Calif0rnia.

June 11, 2012
Study shows children from gay families 'worse off'

Two new reports criticize landmark 2005 gay parenting brief that says LGB families as good as straight ones

Children with lesbian, gay or bisexual parents are worse off, a report from US university scientists claims.

In the study of 3,000 adults, Mark Regenerus, author and professor of sociology at the University of Texas, found that children from planned LGB families did worse than children in conventional relationships with stable families.

The study asked young adults questions about social, emotional and relational experiences in 40 areas.

March 15, 2012
Gay father wins right to see son raised by lesbian couple

Appeal Court judges in UK rule father should not be treated as 'secondary' parent because his son is living with two women

The gay father of a two-year-old boy being raised by lesbian parents in the UK has won the right to have access to his child.

Three Appeal Court judges ruled that the father, identified only as A, should not be treated as a 'secondary' parent because his son was living with two women.

Judges at the court of appeal ruled that three parents are as good as two, saying 'a two-parent lesbian nuclear family' might be 'essentially selfish and may later insufficiently weigh the welfare and developing rights of the child'.

January 27, 2012
Gay kids more likely to be poor

A new report reveals gay families in the US are more likely to live in poverty and experts call for changes in the law and government policy

Children raised by gay parents in the US are more likely to live in poverty, a report has revealed.

The All Children Matter report, co-authored by several national organizations, including The Center for American Progress and the Family Equality Council, claimed youngsters raised in LGBT families are twice as likely to be poor as those raised by married heterosexual couples.