Gay Families

HRC: By insulting same-sex parents, NOM hits new low

SDGLN Staff
April 25th, 2013

WASHINGTON – Brian Brown, president of the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage, hit a new low Wednesday, responding to the passage of a marriage equality bill in the Rhode Island state Senate by proclaiming:

"It's bad enough when families break down through divorce or death, but it's unconscionable when a state encourages this through policies that deprive children of the love of both a mother and a father. This is a very sad day for Rhode Island."

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Kansas sues lesbian couple’s sperm donor for child support

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
January 2nd, 2013

TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple is now being sued for child support by the Kansas Department of Children and Families.

According to legal filings, in 2009 William Marotta answered an ad on Craigslist posted by Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, a lesbian couple in Topeka, who were offering $50 per sperm donation.

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Discriminatory laws and policies harm children of LGBT parents, new study finds

SDGLN Staff
January 31st, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The latest in a series of groundbreaking reports shows how children are suffering because of laws and policies intended to hurt LGBT Americans.

Strengthening Economic Security for Children Living in LGBT Families describes how antiquated and discriminatory laws increase poverty for children with LGBT parents, and can be especially harmful for children living in low-income households.

Gay families more accepted than single moms, study shows

LINDA CARROLL – msnbc.com contributor
March 15th, 2011

PALM SPRINGS -- When Steve Pougnet was sworn in as mayor of Palm Springs, Calif., in 2007, his husband, Christopher Green, was at his side. In Pougnet's arms was his then 2-year-old son, Beckham, while Green held the other twin, Julia.

It was a moment neither man could have imagined possible when they met 19 years ago. Even then, they knew they someday wanted to have children, but they didn’t know if it would be possible and couldn’t be sure how their family would be viewed if they did.

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