A couple years back, as part of a long article on gay adoption, I wrote about Ann Magro and Heather Finstuen, a lesbian couple who were fighting to overturn an Oklahoma law that denied recognition of out-of-state second parent adoptions by same-sex couples. An appeals court has now overturned that law as inconsistent with the Constitution’s Full Faith and Credit Clause. Over at Volokh Conspiracy, Dale Carpenter sums up the legal issues, while Eugene Volokh explains why this is a phenomenally stupid policy even if you oppose gay adoption.
Gay Parents are OK
August 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: Sexual Politics
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1 DL // Aug 7, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I know it’s cliche, but it’s sad with all the kids in the world that are unwanted, that gay folk who want kids are given any resistance. Research I have read suggests that there is no difference between parenting skills and the outcomes of kids raised by gays are any different from those who are raised by a hetero-couple. Time to put the kids before the prejudice.