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BREAKING: SCOTUS Sides with Catholic Adoption Agency Turning Away LGBTQ Couples Lisa Keen National June 17, 2021 0In a stunning and unanimous judgment, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a city requiring that its contractors obey...
Supreme Court Hears Foster Care vs. Religion Lisa Keen National November 15, 2020 0An important oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court this month went largely overlooked because of the nation’s nearly complete...
State Department No Longer Challenging Gay Couples’ Children’s U.S. Citizenship Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National October 28, 2020 0The State Department will no longer challenge court rulings that recognize the U.S. citizenship of two gay couples’ children who...
Supreme Court Sets Nov. 4 to Hear if Adoption Agency can Reject LGBTQ Parents Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National August 20, 2020 0The U.S. Supreme Court has set Nov. 4 as the date when it will hear oral arguments on whether a...
Majority of Republicans Believe Adoption Agencies Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples Katie Burkholder National November 22, 2019 0A majority of Republican voters do not agree with a new rule introduced by the Department of Health and Human...
Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids Katie Burkholder National April 19, 2019 0The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a removal of an Obama-era measure to collect data on...
Trump Administration Grants Waver to Allow LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption Agencies Mary Mangual National February 3, 2019 0From a May 2018 executive order creating the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, to a Department of Labor directive...
SCOTUS Declines to Take Up Philly Adoption Case Katie Burkholder National September 7, 2018 0In March of this year, the City of Philadelphia imposed a freeze on placements with Catholic Social Services after the...
Government-funded adoption agencies can’t bar LGBTQ parents, judge says Jason Rhode National July 17, 2018 0A federal judge has ruled that government-funded adoption agencies can’t block LGBTQ parents from adopting kids. The ruling was in...
GOP amendment would bring nationwide ban on LGBTQ adoption Jason Rhode National July 15, 2018 0The national Republican Party may vote on an amended measure that would bar all gay, lesbian, and other community members...
Java Cats Cafe: Fulfilling Dreams Deferred Allison Radomski Atlanta July 3, 2018 0As a child, I was obsessed with cats. One of my earliest memories involves me and my sister crawling around...