Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Why our new DC parentage law matters

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Thanks to Shannon Minter for passing along to me a blog post by a lesbian couple in DC who would have been helped by our new parentage law. ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Wisconsin domestic partnership law under attack

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As expected, Wisconsin Family Action is seeking to block the state's new domestic partner registry. In a suit filed today, they claim ...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Landmark D.C. law grants parental status to two mothers

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In the first law of its kind in the country, the District of Columbia confers the status of legal parent on both lesbian mothers who plan a ...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

An amazing lesbian parentage case from Oregon -- and two caveats

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Please pardon this long post. The case, Shineovich v. Kemp, is important enough to merit it. (And I'm a parentage law geek....Just skim...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Colorado designated beneficiary law takes effect -- check out this website

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Colorado's terrific new law, the subject of previous posts here and here , went into effect at the beginning of this month. Folks ther...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Recent dissents from the focus on same-sex marriage

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While I know I'm not alone in questioning the focus on achieving marriage for same-sex couples, consumers of mainstream media might neve...
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Should Wisconsin have a more inclusive partner registry?

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Wisconsin made history last week with the passage of its domestic partner registry because it is the first state with a "super DOMA...
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Nancy Polikoff
I have been working on LGBT family law issues for more than 45 years, with a focus on maintaining the relationships between LGBT parents and their children. I am Professor Emerita at American University Washington College of Law and have been a Visiting Scholar, and Visiting Faculty Chair, at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. I have published many law review articles and book chapters, as well as one book, BEYOND (STRAIGHT AND GAY) MARRIAGE.
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