Topic: American Civil Liberties Union

A Virginia board has agreed to extend the public comment period on a policy that would ban gay couples from adoptionA Virginia board has agreed to extend the public comment period on a policy that bans gay couples from becoming adoptive and ...
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that found the state's ban on gay adoption to be unconstitutionalThe Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that found the state's ban on gay adoption to be unconstitutional. In ...
The Arkansas Supreme Court has heard an appeal of a lower court's ruling that found the state's ban on gay adoption to be unconstitutionalThe Arkansas Supreme Court last week heard arguments in an appeal of a lower court's ruling that found the ...

Hawaii legalizes same-sex unions

Hawaii legalized same-sex civil unions, as its governor signed into law a bill giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual married partners.Gay rights campaigners on Wednesday welcomed the signature by Governor Neil Abercrombie, following approval by lawmakers last week, although they ...
The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling that found the state's ban on gay adoption to be unconstitutionalThe Arkansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling that found the state's ban on ...
Nowadays gay and lesbian couples and individuals adopting children in need of a home is an ever increasing trend. With that in mind more doors have been slowly opening to gays and lesbians to adopt children as regardless of what some faith ...

Legal aspects of transsexualism

The legal challenges faced by transsexual persons can be quite daunting and very confusing. Considering there is no actual uniform code throughout the U.S., or even in each state in some cases, it is hard to know which side of the line ...

Lesbian Prom Panic

A high school prom dance was cancelled in Fulton , North Mississippi following a request by a lesbian student to bring her girlfriend as her date to the dance. McMillen (aged 18) asked if she could bring her girlfriend to the dance ...
Florida's ban on gay adoption is dead following an announcement Friday by Bill McCollum that he would not appealFlorida's 33-year-old ban on gay men and lesbians adopting children is dead following Friday's announcement by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum that he would ...
Florida adoption agency says it won't appeal a court ruling that found the state's gay adoption ban unconstitutionalThe Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced Tuesday evening that it would not appeal a court ruling that found the state's gay adoption ...
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