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21 February 2013
Puerto Rico: Supreme Court upholds gay adoption ban 2 The Supreme Court in Puerto Rico voted on Wednesday to uphold a law banning same-sex couples from adopting children.
20 February 2013
Russian Foreign Ministry ‘seriously worried’ to learn of orphan adopted by lesbian 11 Russian officials have voiced concern over a boy adopted by an American lesbian couple, saying his situation is "morally dubious".
18 February 2013
Turkey: Children fostered by European gay couples will be retrieved 34 The Turkish Human Rights Commission has said that Turkish children fostered by gay European couples should be returned to their families or given to Turkish couples instead.
14 February 2013
UK: LGBT community urged to consider adoption and fostering 5 As part of the 2nd annual LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, LGBT people are being urged to learn more about adoption and fostering.
12 February 2013
French National Assembly approves equal marriage bill 12 France took a step closer to legalising equal marriage and adoptions for same sex couples, as its National Assembly approved a bill to do so, during its second reading today.
6 February 2013
Russian foreign minister: UK and France’s equal marriage laws will make it harder to adopt Russian children 11 The UK and France’s plans for equal marriage means that it will be harder for British and French citizens to adopt children from Russia, a Russian Government minister has warned.
30 January 2013
Lynette Burrows: Children should be with straight ‘sluts and drug addicts’ rather than ‘sodomites’ 156 Lynette Burrows' speech against the motion "This house would be happy to have gay parents" given at the Oxford Union earlier this month.
29 January 2013
John Bercow: The progress of LGBT rights is thanks to campaigners, straight allies, and ‘moral strength’ 19 The Speaker of the House of Commons set aside his impartial position to reveal his support for LGBT rights at the London 2018 Gay games bid.
23 January 2013
Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples – says regulator 25 A ruling by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has said that a Catholic adoption agency must accept applications from gay couples, or risk losing its charity status.
22 January 2013
France: Karl Lagerfeld supports equal marriage with lesbian brides at couture show 1 Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has used his lastest fashion show to support equal marriage amidst divides across France on the issue.
18 January 2013
India: Visa regulations block gay surrogacy to foreigners 6 The Indian Home ministry has circulated rules to embassies which prevent unmarried or gay people travelling to become surrogate parents.
17 January 2013
Italian PM Mario Monti opposes equal marriage and same-sex adoption rights 20 Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said he opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights for gay people.
14 December 2012
Barnardo’s: Changing the law on marriage will benefit children and gay parents 7 The Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, Anne Marie Carrie, has welcomed the government’s decision to allow gay couples to marry from 2013.
2 November 2012
UK: Catholic adoption charity loses anti-gay legal appeal 35 Catholic Care has lost its latest appeal in its fight to be allowed to prevent gay couples from using its adoption services.
15 September 2012
France: Equal marriage bill is criticised for “half-hearted equality” 25 The French government released details of their proposed equal marriage bill this week, and it received criticism from both conservatives, as well as LGBT rights advocates, who said that it lacks fertility assistance, without which, it is not a fair deal.
5 September 2012
Minnesota: Gay parenting study becomes focal point of anti equality campaign 15 An anti marriage equality group have used a recent study, which investigated the mental health of adults raised by same-sex and opposite-sex couples, which suggested children of the former have more problems in their adult life, to push for equal marriage bans, ahead of November's election.
2 September 2012
South Africa: Gay adoptive parents were asked if child “would become gay” under their care 16 A couple who have been caring for a four-year-old boy since 2010, the biological parents of whom were homeless alcoholics, have been questioned on their ability to raise the child, apparently because they are gay.
28 June 2012
Queensland: Groups fear three-year prison sentences under gay surrogacy ban 12 Equality advocates are meeting to oppose the new Queensland government's plan to criminalise surrogacy arrangements for gay couples, single people and some straight couples.
11 June 2012
US study examines apparent negative outcomes for grown children of a gay parent 68 A new study has been published in the US which appears to suggest that children born in the twentieth century to parents who had a gay relationship have encountered more personal problems in adult life than those born to married, straight parents.
1 June 2012
French prime minister: Equal marriage and adoption laws to be introduced ‘quickly’ 30 The French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a French television station this morning a change in legislation to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children will be done 'quickly' and that a draft is 'ready'.

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