Your Stories
Equal Treatment Needed
“Unlike every heterosexual family with similar circumstances, we have had additional obstacles to overcome before we could even dream of having a child.”
Legitimacy As a Parent
“It was really important to my sense of legitimacy as a parent to adopt him and now I am tied to him forever.”
Letter to the Editor
“And my heart will go out to Ethan, who is 10 months old, the first time he realizes that the law doesn't consider one of his dads -- the one who has cared for him since birth -- to be a legitimate parent.”
Love Story from Florida
“The state is not allowing us to protect our child simply because only one of us is the biological parent.”
Moving for Fairness
“We are blessed to have a male family friend who is willing to help us start our family, but we will have to move to a gay-friendly jurisdiction to protect our future child and ourselves.”
Best Interest
“No family should be broken apart, especially should there be an event that is unforeseen and unexpected.”