Results for: fosters
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Illinois Catholic Charities Drop Gay Adoption and Foster Care Lawsuit Over Civil Unions
Catholic Charities Illinois called off their legal fight to continue providing foster care and adoption services for heterosexual couples only. They’d rather just provide adoption services for no one.
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Also.Also.Also: A Million Here, A Million There for Gay Rights And Other Stories We Missed
Donation matching, gender swapping, fuck-giving, and another chance to hate on Mitt Romney. Again and again.
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Now That We’re Really Talking About Gun Control: Where We Go From Here
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, America is finally ready to talk about gun control. But will things really change, and if so, what must we do to make it happen?
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Gay Marriage Wins: In Which We Celebrate and Also Push Forward
“For even one vote to come out in favor of gay marriage only three years later would have been historic; the fact that all four states did so is nothing short of incredible.”
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Chief Diversity Officer Opposes Gay Marriage, Is Suspended From Work, Raises Important Questions
Dr. Angela McCaskill is on paid administrative leave from her position as chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University because she signed a petition opposing gay marriage. Did the university make the right decision?
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Why Claiming Republicans Are “Hardly Anti-Gay” Makes Hardly Any Sense
Spoiler alert: it takes more than “tolerance.”
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This “Lesbian Foster Moms Dress Boy in Girl Clothes” Story is Totally F*cked
Put the coffee on, homos, because “this gross example of child abuse is a wake-up call that everything about the gay movement isn’t acceptable.”
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Sunday Funday Is Wearing A Dress And Putting Gay Moms on TV
Spoiler alert: some dads are the best, California loves us, and wombats are the future.
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Bachmann’s School District Excels at Gay Bashing, Fosters Teen Suicide
In the past two years, nine teenagers in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District have committed suicide. The district is represented by Michele Bachmann, has numerous anti-gay policies. Coincidence? Critics think not.
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Autostraddle’s Women of Color Ask: What Does WOC Mean To Me?
“When I see lesbian couple after lesbian couple with not only matching haircuts and clothes but matching skin colours, I feel alone.”
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Romney Nixed Anti-Bullying Manual For Using Scary Words Like “Bisexual” and “Transgender”
In 2006, then-governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney opposed the publication of an anti-bullying guide because it included the words “bisexual” and “transgender.” What a nice guy!
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The Opening Doors Project: Doing Something to Help LGBTQ Kids in Foster Care
Fortunately, now that the SATs are over and I’ve aged out of my locker-focused worries, I have the brain capacity to not only comprehend the struggle of LGBTQ youth, but to also do something about it.
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New Study Questions Whether There Really Is “No Difference” Between Gay and Straight Parents
“This study cannot answer political questions about same-sex relationships and their legal legitimacy.”
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Long Island PTA Chapter Will Exist Solely to Support Gay Teens and Be Totally Awesome
“You don’t have to live on Long Island to join. You don’t have to be gay or have a kid who is gay… All you have to do is believe in the movement.”
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Government Moves to Recognize Gay Couples at Border, Sanctity of Traditional Customs Procedure Hangs in the Balance
The Department of Homeland Security’s plans to make travel easier for gay U.S. couples prompts questions about the future of LGBT legislation.
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The 2012 Tony Awards Super Ultra Mega Gay Liveblog Situation
Will Neil Patrick Harris rap again? Find out here!
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People Besides Homeless Gay Teens Maybe Starting to Notice Gay Teen Homelessness
“If people really come to care about homeless gay teens, it means that they’re willing to care about more than gay marriage or cute pictures of weddings at city hall.”
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Agreement on Anoka-Hennepin Lawsuit Ends “Neutrality Policy,” Gives Hope
“Teachers may affirm the dignity and self-worth of students and any protected characteristics of students, such as being LGBT, without running afoul of any district policy.”
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Rush Limbaugh Screws Himself Over Talking About Sex
In which Rush Limbaugh is just as wrong as one could possibly be.
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2012 Golden Globes Awards Liveblog: Girls In Long Dresses Who Drag With War Horses
Maybe something will explode or animals will turn into people or a dinosaur will trample the stage!