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Tag: LGBTQ+ Families

Andy Cohen Reveals That He Feels Vulnerable as a Single Gay Dad
Entertainment

Andy Cohen Reveals That He Feels Vulnerable as a Single Gay Dad

Bravo executive Andy Cohen recently opened up about being brought to tears as a single gay dad.   In an interview with Tamra Judge & Teddi Mellencamp on their podcast Two T’s in a Pod. Andy spoke on the difference between having one child and two. While also discussing his experience as a single gay parent.  The 54-year-old father of two, has a four-year-old son named Benjamin and a 12-month-old daughter named Lucy. Andy spoke on the difference of having two children compared to one, “The thing has been for me in the last year is when Lucy came, I think it really changed me as a parent. I felt way more in control when I had just one. Then when I had two, I not only felt, I don’t want to say I felt out of control, but I just felt the experience got a little lone...
Syracuse Adoption Agency Allowed to Deny Services to Gay & Unmarried Couples
US

Syracuse Adoption Agency Allowed to Deny Services to Gay & Unmarried Couples

A New York federal judge ruled that the state can’t force a Christian family services agency to provide adoption services to gay or unmarried couples. This after a Christian agency in Syracuse claimed that they couldn’t provide adoption services to same-sex or unmarried couples because of their religious beliefs. The agency filed the suit against the state Office of Children and Family Services in 2018 after being to told to review its  “discriminatory and impermissible” policies or shut down.  A Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino referenced free speech protections when declaring that the agency can’t be forced to provide services to gay or unmarried couples. The state Office of Children and Family Services issues a statement in response to th...