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Russell Prescott, the Republican running against Democrat Chris Pappas, long opposed marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights in general, but his supporters say he's evolved.
The far-right media flamethrower is attacking the LGBTQ+ community again with comments against queer parents.
These statements not only erase my existence but suggest that my life is somehow less valuable because I don't fit into a traditional family structure, writes John Casey.
“It was as if I did not exist,” one mother revealed.
The Socialist majority in Parliament will try to override President Anibal Cavaco Silva's veto.
The law amends a portion of the nation's marriage equality law that expressly forbade same-sex couples from adopting.
The newest member country of the European Union has taken a step to reverse some of the damage done by a constitutional ban on marriage equality.
Barack Obama has expressed his support for same-sex couples' right to adopt children, according to the Family Equality Council. The group had sought to learn the presidential candidates' positions on the topic, and only Obama responded. However, John McCain has previously expressed his opposition to adoption by gays in a July 13 New York Times article.
The amendment to the country's adoption law is seen as the final step toward full equality for gays and lesbians in Ireland.
Unmarried couples, including those of the same sex, can adopt a child through a joint petition that gives both partners equal custody simultaneously, the Indiana court of appeals in Indianapolis ruled Thursday.
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, an opponent of same-sex marriage and a possible Republican presidential contender in 2008, declared Monday that gay couples have "a legitimate interest" when it comes to adopting children, though he is still seeking an exemption from the state's antidiscrimination law for religious-based adoption agencies.
The man had conceived the child through a surrogate in the United States.
Gay rights activists in Arkansas, Arizona, California, and Florida used their last day of campaigning before Election Day to urge voters to choose equal rights. How did they fare? Poll results going into the election show it's going to be a close call across the board.
