Putin bans adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries permitting gender-affirming care
A second new law bans "childfree propaganda" with 5 million ruble fines (the equivalent of $48,000).
November 25, 2024
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Antigay Adoption Policy Now the Law in Michigan
Michigan's governor has signed a bill granting faith-based adoption agencies in the state the power to refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, or place foster children in homes headed by LGBT Michiganders.
June 11, 2015
California Adopts Groundbreaking All-Gender Restroom Access Law
Beginning in March, all single-occupancy public restrooms in the state must be open to all genders. California is the first state with such a law.
September 29, 2016
Queer Eye's Karamo Brown Blasts Anti-LGBT Adoption Laws
Proud father Karamo Brown and Extraordinary Families CEO Sarah Boone call out states that have made it harder for LGBT people to become parents.
June 26, 2018
13 Russian Kids Finally Reunite with Parents
With Russia still banning adoptions by couples from any country that supports equal marriage, 13 families finally found a closure that continues to elude thousands.
August 30, 2014
Virginia Beach Parents Sue to Force Schools to Adopt Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies
The school board in Virginia's largest city recently deadlocked on whether to enact the Republican governor's model policies.
September 22, 2023
Antigay adoption law struck down in Oklahoma
A federal court on Friday struck down an Oklahoma law that would have had the potential to make children adopted by same-sex couples in other states legal orphans when the families are in Oklahoma.
May 19, 2006
Kansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Into Law
The measure allows faith-based agencies, even those using taxpayer funds, to turn away prospective parents who offend their religious beliefs.
May 18, 2018
Russia May Block Adoptions by French, Due to Marriage Equality Law
France's new law on marriage and adoption rights goes against Russian law, says a children's rights official in the latter country.
May 31, 2013
North Carolina Town Adopts LGBTQ-Inclusive Law After State Ban Lifts
Hillsborough became the first town in North Carolina to enact an inclusive nondiscrimination law after the expiration of a state ban.
January 12, 2021
17 Years After Matt Shepard, Laramie Protects LGBTs
The city became the first in Wyoming to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law.
May 14, 2015
Will ACLU Take On Michigan's Antigay Adoption Law?
The civil rights organization is hunting for a constitutional solution to the law that discriminates against LGBT couples.
June 15, 2015
ACLU Sues Michigan Over 'Religious Objections' Adoption Law
The law violates the Constitution by allowing state-contracted agencies to discriminate against LGBT people and others who offend their beliefs.
September 20, 2017
New Campaign Highlights Disparities, Discrimination in State Adoption Laws
The Family Equality Council's initiative for National Adoption Month shows LGBT people and same-sex couples face state-level hurdles that hurt their chances of becoming parents.
November 4, 2013
