Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By John Mack Freeman A court in Colombia has ruled that same-sex couples in that country can legally adopt children. The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled 6-2 in favor of the plaintiffs who were seeking adoption rights for GLB people. Via Washington Blade: The Colombian Constitutional Court in February ruled gays and lesbians can adopt a […]
By John Mack Freeman In another advance for same-sex rights in Mexico, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that a ban on adoption by same-sex couples is unconstitutional. Via The Washington Blade: The Mexican Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a law in the state of Campeche that bans same-sex couples from adopting children is unconstitutional. […]
By John Mack Freeman This week, two states passed legislation opposed to LGBT rights in the United States. In North Carolina, the legislature overcame a gubernatorial veto to pass a law that would allow registers of deeds and magistrates to decline to perform any weddings on religious grounds. Although broadly written, the measure is obviously […]