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Debby and Sandra Holliday had long dreamed of raising children together as foster parents

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the State Department must recognize that the daughter of a gay couple in Maryland has been a U.S. citizen since her birth in Canada via a surrogate last year.

My daughter started asking for her daddy, so I turned to Lesléa Newman’s classic picture book and it changed everything.

Trusted agency Adoption Counts has worked with hundreds of families across the region

The price of parenthood can be costly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, especially those dependent on assisted reproductive technology.

A Scottish adoption charity is to target popular LGBT nightclubs for the first time in a bid to encourage more single people to adopt and foster.

Ashleigh and Bliss Coulter’s first child, Stetson, also set a different sort of precedent: He is reportedly the first baby to have been carried by both women in a same-sex couple. As ABC News first reported, the unique pregnancy—accomplished using a procedure known as Effortless In Vitro Fertilization provided by the Center for Assisted Reproduction in Bedford, Texas—is “believed to have made medical history.

Matilda is a reminder that the family we choose can be more valuable than the one we were born into –and that kindness is the most valuable gift of all.

In March, the city's Department of Human Services launched a citywide recruitment drive, in hopes of attracting 300 new foster families.

US Congress is putting "bigotry ahead of the needs of vulnerable children who need loving families" through a proposed amendment to a bill. If passed, the amendment would make it easier for foster or adoption agencies to refuse to place kids with LGBT people, single or divorced people, people of a different faith, or anyone else they deem unacceptable based on the agency’s beliefs.

Luisa Tam says local officials want the city to be seen as modern and culturally diverse, but in many areas it falls short

“Because I was two when my dad came out, my view of the world was always acceptance, always love”

“If you’re receiving taxpayer funding, then whether or not you’re able to discriminate shouldn’t even be on the table,” one LGBTQ advocate said.

Coronavirus has halted most adoptions from outside the U.S., but domestic ones are inching ahead, with these new procedures.

Susan Rabinowitz is, first of all, a mother. Secondly, she is a credit risk executive at Bank of America. She holds both roles as important. But her motherly instincts are what pushed her to take on an advocacy role for LGBTQ rights both at home and at work.

Legal experts say the impact of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia could go beyond gay rights and impact nondiscrimination protections more broadly.

Before Qiguang Li could pass through customs and step onto U.S. soil for the first time, he faced a three-hour detention where he learned that he needed to be more candid about his identity. It was September 2015, after a long flight from Shanghai to Los Angeles. Li came with another man, Wei Xu, who asked a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer whether the two of them could go through the border screening together. "What's your relationship?" asked the officer. They said they were friends. "Then you can't."

A Suquamish couple's love for traveling with their kids has turned them in to a social media sensation.

Heads turn when An Hui and Ye Jianbin walk down a street in the Chinese city of Shenzhen with their triplets, who were conceived with help from a human egg donor and a surrogate mother.

When Dr. Mark Leondires first embarked on his journey toward parenthood more than seven years ago, he was stunned by how few resources there were for him. As gay men, he and his husband, Greg Zola, faced daunting challenges on the way to becoming parents, which included finding someone to actually carry and have the baby. In many ways, Leondires, who lives in Westport, was prepared for the journey.

When Lotte Jeffs and her wife Jen had a baby, negotiating the new social landscape around being two mums sadly came with challenges

Twenty years ago, two gay couples met by chance in Sydney, and hatched a radical family plan. Ruth, Betty, Charlie and John say they're just like everyone else with kids — and their two children agree.

Queer fathers are often asked by strangers about "Mom's day off" — many turn it into a teachable moment.

“LGBT parents can be more open to recognizing depression, bullying, or even just holding back”

If you're struggling to teach your child that family is family and one combination of genders isn’t better than the other, check out our tips.