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21 March 2013
US Paediatricians: Equal marriage for same-sex parents is the most beneficial option 5 A group of top US paediatricians on Thursday announced its endorsement of equal marriage, as a way of ensuring that children receive security and benefits in their upbringing.
18 February 2013
UK: Anti-abortion group claims extending IVF to gay couples is ‘social engineering’ 22 The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has denounced plans to provide gay couples with greater access to IVF treatment and says it amounts to "politically correct social engineering."
17 February 2013
8-year-old writes to the Welsh Secretary to say she has been brought up ‘perfectly well’ by lesbians 87 An eight-year-old girl has written to the Welsh Secretary David Jones to tell him that she has been brought up "perfectly well" by her two lesbian mothers.
7 February 2013
Dutch government to commission report recognising LGBT families with three or more parents 9 The Justice Ministry of the Netherlands is set to commission a report on the possibility of legally recognising families with three or more parents, and has noted the protective values of such a law for LGBT families.
1 February 2013
UK: High Court rules in favour of gay male couple in parental dispute with lesbian couples 23 Men who donate sperm can apply to seek a role in the lives of their biological children, the High Court has ruled in a case involving two lesbian couples who were friends with two gay men.
29 January 2013
Catholic Church: ‘We recognise that gay couples make loving parents but they must be banned from marriage’ 55 The Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a surprising acknowledgement that same-sex couples make good parents.
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.
12 January 2013
Thousands of French lesbians travel to Belgium for artificial insemination 7 Thousands of French lesbians couples are believed to have travelled to Belgium in order to conceive babies, through artificial insemination, which is not available in their home country.
28 December 2012
Transgender Big Brother star Luke Anderson: I want to start a family 55 Big Brother 2012 winner Luke Anderson says he hopes to start a family in the new year.
16 September 2012
Rupert Everett: Gay parents? I can’t think of anything worse 184 Rupert Everett, star of the, St Trinians films, has been criticised by gay rights advocates for saying that he thinks only straight couples should have children.
9 August 2012
Bryan Fischer calls for new Underground Railroad for children of gay parents 64 The Director of Issue Analysis for the anti-gay American Family Association has called for a new Underground Railroad to deliver children from gay parents.
20 June 2012
Study: Absence of male role-models not affecting teenage children of lesbian parents 16 The absence of male role models did not adversely affect the psychological adjustment in a group of nearly eighty 17-year-olds raised in lesbian-headed households, the Williams Institute said today.
18 June 2012
Barnardo’s chief ‘incensed’ by idea straight marriage is best environment to raise children 29 The chief executive of children's charity Barnardo's has said she is 'incensed' by arguments that marriage should be reserved for straight couples as they 'automatically' provide the best environment for bringing up a child.
14 June 2012
Out4Marriage: Ban on religious same-sex marriages may breach human rights laws 14 In its official submission to the Government's consultation on introduce equal civil marriage for same sex couples, Out4Marriage has called on the Government to allow religious institutions to solomise ceremonies should they wish to do so, arguing that a ban would be in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
12 June 2012
Author defends study said to have been ‘flawed and misleading’ about gay parents 41 The author of a US study which appeared to link an increased likelihood of negative life experiences in adults who grew up with a gay parent compared with those who grew up with married, straight parents has defended his study in the face of strong criticism.
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.
19 March 2012
French gay couple lose adoption appeal at European Court 58 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against a lesbian couple from France who were seeking to jointly adopt a child one of them had conceived.
15 March 2012
Comment: Protection pre-conception, should gay parents consider it? 10 Should gay couples enter pre-conception agreements with a 'third parent' when planning to have a child? Family lawyer Amanda Melton examines the issues.
15 March 2012
Court grants gay father more involvement in son’s life 19 A gay man who fathered a child with a lesbian couple and petitioned the courts to grant him more paternal access has won increased rights to involvement in the boy's life.
15 April 2011
Gay dads celebrate 21 years with plastic baby 29 If you thought Sir Elton John and David Furnish's son Zachary was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, then spare a thought for Digby du Pont.

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