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<title>GayNow | Latest News | Parenting</title>
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<description>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) News, Issues and Networking</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:10 MDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S. ]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=study-salt-lake-city-has-highest-rate-of-gay-parents-in-u-s-</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fsltrib%2Fnews%2F56343271-78%2Fgay-sex-couples-cities.html.csp"><![CDATA[Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S. ]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Bittersweet in Salt Lake: Although gay marriage is illegal in Utah, more children are being raised by gay parents in Salt Lake City than any other city in the U.S. In the other top cities with high rates of same-sex parenting, marriage is illegal in every one of the states. The reason for this is almost as interesting as the results of the poll: "All those cities are in states with bans on same-sex marriage. More conservative areas may tend to have a higher rate because gay or lesbian people married young to someone of the opposite sex, before they recognized or acknowledged their sexual orientation." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:10 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=study-salt-lake-city-has-highest-rate-of-gay-parents-in-u-s-</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Portugal Expands Adoption Rights for Gay Couples]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=portugal-expands-adoption-rights-for-gay-couples</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FInternational%2FwireStory%2Fportugal-expands-adoption-rights-gay-couples-19200948%23.UZZ80Y7C7_c"><![CDATA[Portugal Expands Adoption Rights for Gay Couples]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Good news and bad news in Portugal: The won't have the same parental rights as heterosexual couples, but same-sex partners in Portugal may now adopt their partner's children. Portugal's Parliament narrowly passed the measure by five votes. A second bill, which would give same-sex couples the right to adopt children, did not pass. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:29 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=portugal-expands-adoption-rights-for-gay-couples</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Congress Reintroduces Bill To End LGBT Discrimination In Adoption And Foster Care]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=congress-reintroduces-bill-to-end-lgbt-discrimination-in-adoption-and-foster-care</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Flgbt%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F1979891%2Fcongress-reintroduces-bill-to-end-lgbt-discrimination-in-adoption-and-foster-care%2F"><![CDATA[Congress Reintroduces Bill To End LGBT Discrimination In Adoption And Foster Care]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[With an estimated two million gay and lesbian parents ready to adopt the more than 400,000 foster care children in America, the bi-partisan Every Child Deserves a Family Act could make a lot of kids -- and families -- happy. If passed, the law would prevent child welfare programs from discriminating against prospective gay foster families, or LGBT children, themselves. The bill was reintroducd in Congress by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA),  and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:08:58 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=congress-reintroduces-bill-to-end-lgbt-discrimination-in-adoption-and-foster-care</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Court: Iowa Must Recognize Both Lesbian Parents]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=court-iowa-must-recognize-both-lesbian-parents</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FUS%2FwireStory%2Fcourt-iowa-recognize-lesbian-parents-19100790"><![CDATA[Court: Iowa Must Recognize Both Lesbian Parents]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The Midwest's best state: In addition to being the only state in the Midwest to recognize gay marriage (our fingers are crossed, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota), Iowa is now a pioneer in gay adoption rights. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that the names of both same-sex parents may be legally added to a child's birth certificate. To deny this right, the court ruled, would be an unconstitutional "stereotype or prejudice." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:12:22 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=court-iowa-must-recognize-both-lesbian-parents</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=paul-ryan-regrets-voting-against-same-sex-adoption</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Flgbt%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F1942811%2Fpaul-ryan-regrets-voting-against-same-sex-adoption%2F%3Fmobile%3Dnc"><![CDATA[Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Do we have Jason Collins to thank for this?: In a Wisconsin town hall meeting today, former Vice Presidential candidate and Wisconsin State Representative Paul Ryan said that he would now vote differently on same-sex adoption, although gay marriage is still a no-no: "I do believe that if there are children who are orphans who do not have a loving person or couple I think if a person wants to love and raise a child they ought to be able to do that. Period. I would vote that way. I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman, we just respectfully disagree on that issue." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:11:49 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=paul-ryan-regrets-voting-against-same-sex-adoption</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin threatens to change Russia's adoption laws over gay marriage]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=vladimir-putin-threatens-to-change-russias-adoption-laws-over-gay-marriage</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2Fvladimir-putin%2F10021169%2FVladimir-Putin-threatens-to-change-Russias-adoption-laws-over-gay-marriage.html"><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin threatens to change Russia's adoption laws over gay marriage]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Child abuse: Following a string of attempts to retrieve children who have been adopted by same-sex parents in other countries, Russian president Vladimir Putin is now proposing a law that would make the practice illegal: “We have to react to what is going on around us. We treat our partners with respect, but we ask that they treat with respect the cultural traditions, the ethic, legal and moral norms of Russia. I believe I have the right to introduce changes into such documents. This is a topical question, we need to think about this.” To read the full article, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:21:42 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=vladimir-putin-threatens-to-change-russias-adoption-laws-over-gay-marriage</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dutch lesbian couple in hiding with foster son after biological parents’ protest on Turkish TV]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=dutch-lesbian-couple-in-hiding-with-foster-son-after-biological-parents%E2%80%99-protest-on-turkish-tv</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fdutch-lesbian-couple-in-hiding-with-foster-son-after-biological-parents-protest-on-turkish-tv%2F2013%2F03%2F15%2Fdf940aec-8d87-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_story.html"><![CDATA[Dutch lesbian couple in hiding with foster son after biological parents’ protest on Turkish TV]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In the Netherlands, a lesbian couple with an adopted Turkish son has gone into hiding in preparation of next week's visit from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As part of a program to reclaim children adopted by Christian or homosexual parents, Turkish officials have announced that they will try to take back the 9-year-old boy. Meanwhile, Dutch Vice Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher has intervened: “The selection of a foster family in the Netherlands is a careful process. We don’t choose foster parents on the basis of race or heritage, but on whether a child is in good hands with them.” For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:34:11 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>3</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=dutch-lesbian-couple-in-hiding-with-foster-son-after-biological-parents%E2%80%99-protest-on-turkish-tv</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Puerto Rico court ruling on gay adoptions appealed]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=san-juan-puerto-rico-puerto-rico-court-ruling-on-gay-adoptions-appealed</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2F2013%2F03%2F06%2F3270079%2Fpuerto-rico-court-ruling-on-gay.html"><![CDATA[Puerto Rico court ruling on gay adoptions appealed]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Island of controversy: Less than a month after Puerto Rico's Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the ban on same-sex parent adoptions -- the first-ever case of its kind in the U.S. territory --  a lesbian parent is appealing the decision. The unnamed woman is seeking the adoption of her partner's 12-year-old daughter, who was conceived through in vitro fertilization. For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:41:37 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=san-juan-puerto-rico-puerto-rico-court-ruling-on-gay-adoptions-appealed</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kansas Supreme Court upholds lesbian mother’s rights]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=kansas-supreme-court-upholds-lesbian-mother%E2%80%99s-rights</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansas.com%2F2013%2F02%2F22%2F2686971%2Fkansas-top-court-lesbian-mothers.html"><![CDATA[Kansas Supreme Court upholds lesbian mother’s rights]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[We're not in your grandma's Kansas, anymore: Kansas has become one of only a handful of U.S. states to recognize the rights of non-biological parents in same-sex relationships. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lesbian mother had the same rights in regard to her child as her partner. Attorney Stephanie Goodenow: “Children don’t care about biology and sexual orientation. They only care about who gives love to them and cares for them.” For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:52:11 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=kansas-supreme-court-upholds-lesbian-mother%E2%80%99s-rights</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Russia worried orphan 'harmed by lesbian couple']]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=russia-worried-orphan-harmed-by-lesbian-couple</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalpost.com%2Fdispatch%2Fnews%2Fafp%2F130220%2Frussia-worried-orphan-harmed-lesbian-couple"><![CDATA[Russia worried orphan 'harmed by lesbian couple']]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Culture wars: Citing that a homosexual parent is "harmful to [a child's] psychological health," Russian human rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov is asking that a San Francisco lesbian couple return their adopted Russian son because the adoptive parent, Marcia Ann Brandt, did not reveal her sexual orientation at the time of adoption. The request comes days after the Russian government, which banned American adoptions in December, blamed a Texas couple on the death of their three-year-old adopted Russian child. For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:17:39 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=russia-worried-orphan-harmed-by-lesbian-couple</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[German court expands adoption rights of gay couples]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=german-court-expands-adoption-rights-of-gay-couples</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2013%2F02%2F19%2Fus-germany-adoption-idUSBRE91I0TS20130219"><![CDATA[German court expands adoption rights of gay couples]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A win for "rainbow" families: In Germany, gay partners have the legal right to adopt their partner's biological children. But when it comes to successive adoption, or a same-sex couple adopting a child together, the law has not caught up. Fortunately, a German court ruled today that the ban on same-sex successive adoptions will be lifted: "Gay men and lesbians make just as good parents as heterosexual men and women. Thousands of children are growing up already in 'rainbow' families." For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:48:40 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=german-court-expands-adoption-rights-of-gay-couples</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Turkey: Children fostered by European gay couples will be retrieved]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=turkey-children-fostered-by-european-gay-couples-will-be-retrieved</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2Fturkey-children-fostered-by-european-gay-couples-will-be-retrieved%2F"><![CDATA[Turkey: Children fostered by European gay couples will be retrieved]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[No take-backs: Citing psychological damage to the child and human rights violations, the Turkish Human Rights Commission (TPHRC)  is attempting to retrieve more than 5,000 Islamic, Turkish children who were formerly adopted by foreign Christian couples throughout Europe. First on the list: three children adopted by three gay couples in Belgium. In all cases, the children were removed because of neglect or financial strain. Head of the TPHRC Ayhan Sefer Ustu: “We don’t condemn that culture, but the child has been given to a foreign culture, to a lesbian family. Even if a child is taken from the [biological] family for the right reasons, he or she should be placed with a family closer to his or her culture.” For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:39:21 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=turkey-children-fostered-by-european-gay-couples-will-be-retrieved</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gay Couples are Inferior Parents, Says Top Tory in Wales]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=gay-couples-are-inferior-parents-says-top-tory-in-wales</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibtimes.co.uk%2Farticles%2F435828%2F20130215%2Fdavid-jones-welsh-secretary-gay-marriage-children.htm"><![CDATA[Gay Couples are Inferior Parents, Says Top Tory in Wales]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Davy Jones' shocker: Welsh Secretary David Jones, one of only two cabinet members that voted against gay marriage in Wales, is under fire this week for saying that gay parents cannot provide a safe environment for children: "I regard marriage as an institution that has developed over many centuries, essentially for the provision of a warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children, which is clearly something that two same-sex partners can't do." For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:42:57 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=gay-couples-are-inferior-parents-says-top-tory-in-wales</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gay Man, Lesbian Couple All to Be On Daughter’s Birth Certificate in Miami-Dade]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=gay-man-lesbian-couple-all-to-be-on-daughter%E2%80%99s-birth-certificate-in-miami-dade</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcmiami.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FGay-Man-Lesbian-Couple-Listed-On-Daughters-Birth-Certificate-in-Miami-Dade-190209621.html"><![CDATA[Gay Man, Lesbian Couple All to Be On Daughter’s Birth Certificate in Miami-Dade]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[My three moms (and dads): After two months of legal battles, the father of a 23-month daughter and her lesbian mothers, Italiano and Cher Filippazzo, have been granted full custody by a Miami-Dade court. In the landmark decision, father Massimiliano Gerina and non-biological mother Cher are the adopted parents, and Italiano is listed as the birth mother on the adoption certificate. For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:48:09 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=gay-man-lesbian-couple-all-to-be-on-daughter%E2%80%99s-birth-certificate-in-miami-dade</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Scotland Catholic adoption agency told stop gay ban or close down]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=scotland-catholic-adoption-agency-told-stop-gay-ban-or-close-down</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fscotland-catholic-adoption-agency-told-stop-gay-ban-or-close-down230113"><![CDATA[Scotland Catholic adoption agency told stop gay ban or close down]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Mind the law: A Catholic adoption agency has been warned that it will lose it's public funding if it doesn't open up adoption applications to gay couples. Until now, St Margaret's has been in violation of the 2010 Equality Act. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has given the organization until March to change it's rules, or suffer the financial consequences. For the full story, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:18:14 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=scotland-catholic-adoption-agency-told-stop-gay-ban-or-close-down</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[India bans gay foreign couples from surrogacy]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=india-bans-gay-foreign-couples-from-surrogacy</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2Fasia%2Findia%2F9811222%2FIndia-bans-gay-foreign-couples-from-surrogacy.html"><![CDATA[India bans gay foreign couples from surrogacy]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Surrogate-gate: In a country where homosexuality was only decriminalized in 2011, India has taken a huge step backward. A new surrogacy law has been enacted that restricts surrogacy to male and female couples who have been married a minimum of two years. Mumbai LGBT activist Nitin Karani: "It's totally unfair - not only for gay people but for people who are not married who may have been living together for years, and for singles." The law, which applies to both domestic and foreign visitors, will also cause economic strain, as India is a "surrogacy tourism" destination and payment is a third the price of a comparable U.S. service. For the full story, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:13:36 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=india-bans-gay-foreign-couples-from-surrogacy</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[In 40-Year Marriage, Gay Son’s Struggle Was a Unifier]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=in-40-year-marriage-gay-son%E2%80%99s-struggle-was-a-unifier</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2013%2F01%2F11%2Fbooming%2Fconservative-meets-liberal-and-40-year-marriage-begins.html%3F_r%3D0"><![CDATA[In 40-Year Marriage, Gay Son’s Struggle Was a Unifier]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[As part of <i>The New York Times</i> baby boomer interview project, writer Erika Allen showcases Randi and Phil Reitan, a couple married for over 40 years who were featured in “For the Bible Tells Me So," a documentary about coming out in religious families. The Reitan's youngest son, Jake, came out while still in high school, which caused quite a disruption in their small Minnesota town: "Jake’s windshield was smashed, a brick was thrown through my office window, words were scribbled in our driveway, lamp posts were broken, and when the police would come, you couldn’t even tell them that it was based on a son who was perceived as gay, because he wasn’t out." For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:33:40 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=in-40-year-marriage-gay-son%E2%80%99s-struggle-was-a-unifier</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[France's First Baby Born In 2013 Has Lesbian Mothers (VIDEO)]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=frances-first-baby-born-in-2013-has-lesbian-mothers-video</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F01%2F03%2Ffrance-first-baby-2013-lesbian-mothers_n_2403019.html"><![CDATA[France's First Baby Born In 2013 Has Lesbian Mothers (VIDEO)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Le premier bébé de 2013!: As France prepares to vote on gay marriage and gay adoption in 2013, the first baby of the year, "Baby Sacha," was brought into the world by lesbian parents Maude and Delphin. The two women traveled to neighboring Belgium for artificial insemination, as the practice is outlawed in France. They plan to get married this year if gay marriage is successfully passed in France. For a video of birth mother Maude with baby Sacha, and for more on this story, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:30:17 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=frances-first-baby-born-in-2013-has-lesbian-mothers-video</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kansas man who donated sperm to lesbian couple being sued by state for child support]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=kansas-man-who-donated-sperm-to-lesbian-couple-being-sued-by-state-for-child-support</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Flife-style%2Fhealth%2Fsperm-donor-sued-child-support-article-1.1232394"><![CDATA[Kansas man who donated sperm to lesbian couple being sued by state for child support]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A man who wishes he wasn't in Kansas, anymore: Despite signing an agreement that he would never be responsible for child support, sperm-donor William Marotta is being forced by a Kansas family court to support his 3-year-old offspring, who is bring raised by lesbian parents Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer. In Kansas, sperm donors are only excluded from child support payments if a doctor performs the artificial insemination, which did not occur in Marotta's case. For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:50:47 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=kansas-man-who-donated-sperm-to-lesbian-couple-being-sued-by-state-for-child-support</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Questions Over Sex Change Snag Ariz. Divorce Case]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=questions-over-sex-change-snag-ariz-divorce-case</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edgeboston.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fnews%2F140240%2Fquestions_over_sex_change_snag_ariz_divorce_case"><![CDATA[Questions Over Sex Change Snag Ariz. Divorce Case]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Transient: Despite the fact that it will mean a lifetime of alimony payments, trans dad Thomas Beatie (A.K.A. "The Pregnant Man") is fighting an Arizona family court for an official divorce from his former partner, Nancy. The father of three -- all carried by Thomas with donated sperm -- wants partial custody of the children, but a judge in the case is refusing to acknowledge the marriage because both Thomas and Nancy are biologically female, and Arizona does not recognize same-sex marriage. For more, click the link below. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:26:52 MST</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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