It looks like a proposal that's designed to prevent gay and lesbians from adopting or fostering children will go before Arkansas voters in November. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels officially certified the measure on Monday, sending the cruel measure to the state's fall ballot:Arkansas to vote on gay adoption ban [365]Offensive to gays, unmarried heteros, and those 18-year-old Arkansans of 2026 for whom this measure will deprive a loving home. Way to go, Arkansas "family" groups!!
It should be noted that the group behind this new historical pockmark is the same one that was behind the ...
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Part of a pending adoption law in the Brazilian congress that would have allowed gay couples to adopt has been rejected because the country does not have a federal law recognizing same-sex civil unions:
"A proposal granting same-sex couples the same rights as married heterosexuals has stalled in Brazil's Congress for more than 10 years, prompting some states to take their own actions. Southern Rio Grande do Sul state has permitted same-sex civil unions since 2004, and a Sao Paulo state court allowed a gay couple to adopt a 5-year-old girl in late 2006.
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In an interview about potential running mates with The Weekly Standard, John McCain said he'd consider a running mate (like former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge), but not somebody like NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who's for gay rights:
"I think it's a fundamental tenet of our party to be pro-life but that does not mean we exclude people from our party that are pro-choice. We just have a--albeit strong--but just it's a disagreement. And I think Ridge is a great example of that. Far more so than Bloomberg, because Bloomberg is pro-gay rights, pro, you know, a number of other issues."
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