Court OKs adoption by gay couple

This is a victory for CHILDREN, IMO, because now not only can 'gay couples' adopt, but also unmarried hetero couples as well, which will hopefully provide alot more options for kids currently stuck in the system.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/NEWS01/604140505

Court OKs adoption by gay couple
Ruling paves way for unmarried partners to adopt

By Tim Evans

An appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for unmarried couples in Indiana -- including gays and lesbians -- to jointly adopt children.

In a 2-1 decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals denied a Morgan County judge's efforts to overturn the adoption of an infant girl by a same-sex couple in April 2005 in Marion County. The judge opposed the adoption not because the partners were gay, but because, he said, Indiana law did not allow for simultaneous adoptions by unmarried individuals.
Previously, adoptions to unmarried couples were granted only if the child was either the natural offspring of one partner or already had been adopted by a partner in the couple, rights that have been granted by other recent appellate decisions.

"The main thing this ruling does is approve joint adoption by unmarried couples when it is in the best interest of the child," said Patricia Logue, senior counsel for Lambda Legal. The national organization that promotes civil rights for gays represented the couple in the appeals case.

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I have my doubts that assholes like Micah Clark, executive director of the American Family Association of Indiana, will give the couple and their child any peace.

Don't you love the "evidence" cited by Clark:


"When same-sex couples adopt, they are making a conscious decision to deny that child a mother or a father. Both play an important role, and kids do best when they have a mom and dad."

"I would like to see legislation that places a preference in adoptions to married heterosexual couples because children deserve a mother and a father."



I'd like to see Clark seek counseling for his rampant homophobia and possible issues with denial.