Gay Parents Battle Virginia Adoption Rules

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(Richmond, Virginia) Three same-sex couples denied birth certificates for their adoptive children are appealing to state Supreme Court.

The issue is co-adoption legal in some states but illegal in Virginia. Although it permits single gays and lesbians to adopt, Virginia does not recognize same-sex unions.

While the children were adopted in Virginia, they now live with their parents outside the state. When the parents attempted to get new birth certificates showing the names of the new same-sex parents the Virginia Department of Vital Records refused.

A Richmond judge upheld the Department's right to refuse to issue new birth certificates.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/05/052704vaAdopt.htm

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Ok let me get this straight (pun intended), They don't want us to marry because they say the main reason is we are looking for special rights. But now a couple trying to obtain a birth certificate can't because they are not married. What the Fuck?

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