Sentences with phrase «children of gay couples»

Where is the gay lifestyle on the scale of happiness for the individual, happiness for the entended family, happiness for the children of gay couples.

Whitney gave false testimony to try to argue against it by saying that children of gay couples are routinely abused, when statistics show otherwise.

Every study done thus far has shown that the children of gay couples are no different than those of straight couples.

From all the research I've seen, children of gay couples develop and grow up to be just as normal as those of straights.

Not exact matches

As Sullivan puts it, there is «more likely to be a greater understanding of the need for extramarital outlets between two men than between a man and a woman; and again, the lack of children gives gay couples greater freedom.»

We are talking about adoption agencies being required to assign children to gay couples, colleges and universities being required to offer same - sex couples access to married housing, and any number of similar scenarios revolving around perceived discrimination against gays and lesbians.»

Assertions that heterosexual couples are inherently better parents than same sex couples, or that the children of lesbian or gay parents fare worse than children of heterosexual parents, have no support in the scientific research literature.

Some Protestant leaders are striving to broaden the church's ministry to include the growing plurality of family forms — to include as coequals with the intact nuclear family all single - parent families, the divorced and remarried, blended families, childless couples, unmarried couples living together, and gay and lesbian couples with or without children.

Neither a gay nor a lesbian couple can of its own resources produce a child; another party must be involved.

To justify this difference, perhaps, Sullivan adds that the very «lack of children» will give «gay couples greater freedom.»

There is no medical need to protect the purity of the species, because for a gay or lesbian couple to have children, they have to work hard, and seek outside help.

Assertions that heterose xual couples are inherently better parents than same se x couples, or that the children of lesbian or gay parents fare worse than children of heterose xual parents, have no support in the scientific research literature.

@Jaz - There is nothing wrong with a gay couple adopting a child, now if that gay couple was going to adopt a child and believed that all straight ppl were living a lifestyle that was considered evil and a sin and were going to teach that type of hatred to the child, then they should not be allowed to adopt, pretty simple logic that goes both ways.

The other (mostly theoretical) victims are the children, adopted or otherwise, of gay and lesbian couples, who may face the less than ideal situation of lacking parents of both sexes.

And according to Rogers this understanding goes a long way in explaining why «non-standard» families can be full reflections of the Imago Dei: Sterile couples, step - families, adopted children, gay marriages, etc..

While children of gay and lesbian parents don't «become gay» any more than children of heterose.xuals, daughters of lesbian couples do display one very different behavior: They play better with male children and have more gender - neutral views of society.

The most immediate, and currently the most prominent, implication will be the forcing of Catholic adoption agencies to cooperate with the institutionalization of gay partnerships forcing them to accept the possibility of placing children with such couples.

Place your ad in front of thousands of gay couples and individuals that are interested in building families and caring for children.

Any attempt to preclude or prevent gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals or couples from parenting, based solely on their sexual orientation, is not in the best interest of children.

In fact, Utah law prohibits joint adoption by lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples, and it also prohibits lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals from adopting the child of their same - sex partner.

Gay and lesbian couples should include both of their first and last names and the full legal name of the child in the birth announcement along with the general information detailed above.

Rick Santorum showed up on The View today where Raven Symoné faced him down on the issues of marriage equality and gay parenting, getting Santorum to admit that gay couples can raise children well.

«What surprised me was that all of my children, a couple of whom are more conservative than I am, basically said, «Why do you have a problem with supporting gay marriage?»»

«If our losses today are part - payment for every family that is more secure because of a job we helped create, every person with depression who is treated with the compassion they deserve, every child who does a little better in school, every apprentice with a long and rewarding career to look forward to, every gay couple who know their love is worth no less than everyone else's, and every pensioner with a little more freedom and dignity in retirement, then I hope our losses can be endured with a little selfless dignity.»

For example, in 2009 Leadsom criticised the adoption of two children by «a gay couple, who have been selected ahead of several heterosexual couples».

«I know plenty of «normal» gay couples with children and the LGBT community will find his comments frankly insulting.»

Virginia's State Board of Social Services has voted to not accept proposed changes that would have allowed gay couples to adopt children, the Washington Post reports:

In all of those discussions, the ones who moved me most were parents who wanted nothing more than to see their gay and lesbian children share the same benefits, protections and love with their significant others as their siblings and other married couples do.

«Andrew Bridgen MP calls on Oxfam, Save the Children and other groups to cut links with Bureau of Investigative Journalism Main Tory MPs and press wonder why George Osborne promotes gay marriage but does not introduce tax allowance for married couples»

Finding Life is a documentary that follows multiple gay couples as they proceed to the next big chapter in their lives of fostering and caring for children, in addition to meeting gay couples that have gone through the foster care program successfully and those that are in the midst of just starting out.

Predictable, but not necessarily a bad thing when you consider its very positive portrayal of a happy, functional gay couple with a child.

Other titles in this section include: Naomi Kawase's sweet, light and leisurely AN; Tom Geens» COUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysCOUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the myscouple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaOF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaOF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof love, loss, memory and the mystical.

The Supreme Court of California, in Re Marriage Cases (15 May 2008, S147999), actually stresses the societal importance of the family, particularly in the nurture of children, but considers this an argument in favour of equal marriage, given that Californian law now fully recognises the childraising capacity of gay couples.

According to these posts and a Boston Globe article, Ropes had been assisting the charity in investigating ways to limit or prohibit placement of children with gay and lesbian couples.

I work with professionals often in life and career transitions, artists and writers, couples (often with children), and members of the Gay and Lesbian (GLBT) community.»

At this time an important area of divorce for lesbian or gay couples is if there are children involved, as it may not be so clear cut.

With the growing numbers of gay fathers in our society, research suggests that they are likely to divide the work involved in child care relatively evenly and that they are happy with their couple relationships, and that gay men make perfectly fit parents.

Of course, many couples (straight and gay) have children without being married or RDPs.

Though not all Florida judges are willing to dissolve marriages of same sex couples, it is still important for separating gay and lesbian partners and spouses to settle child custody issues, divide their assets and debts, and prepare for for the transition from being together to being single.

Same - Sex Couples Family Law Issues Parental alienation, marriage and domestic contracts, spousal support, child support, custody arrangements co-parenting agreements, adoption orders to secure parental recognition, division of family property upon separation, gay and lesbian divorce, second parent adoption

Once a gay or lesbian couple successfully adopts a child, they will often still face a number of challenges that do not come up for straight parents.

While this domain will continue to include divorce and child custody / visitation mediation, mediation of pre-nuptial agreements, dependency mediation, parent - child mediation, mediation of gay and lesbian couple disputes, of elder care, of family wills and estates, of family business, adoptions, post-divorce and stepfamily disputes, the field, without doubt, will continue to grow even beyond these already diverse areas.

Because of the logistical and financial barriers to having children, most gay or lesbian couples in long - term committed relationships have historically chosen not to have children together.

These include divorce mediation of property and asset division, spousal support and child support, and custody / visitation, mediation of only custody and / or visitation, parent - child mediation, mediation of gay and lesbian couple disputes, of elder care, of family wills and estates, of family business, adoptions, post-divorce and stepfamily disputes, pre-nuptial agreements, as well as others.

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She is the author or co-author of numerous books published by Nolo, including Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce; Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support, and The Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples.

Aside from the issues both straight and gay couples go through like finances, health, and children, the following are some of the common problems addresses in gay couples therapy.

Any attempt to preclude or prevent gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals or couples from parenting, based solely on their sexual orientation, is not in the best interest of children.