RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A North Carolina appeals court ruled that a state senator's adoption of her former domestic partner's child cannot be voided.
SYDNEY, July 8 (UPI) -- The Law and Justice Committee in the Australian state of New South Wales says the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to adopt children.
MIAMI, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A Miami child welfare judge ruled Tuesday that a Florida law banning adoption by same-sex couples is unconstitutional, observers said.
OSLO, Norway, June 12 (UPI) -- Norwegian lawmakers said that, despite opposition from conservative critics, they have approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz ruled Sunday that citizens in same-sex unions should be able to adopt children just like heterosexual couples.
LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Roman Catholic bishops in Britain say Catholic adoption agencies may close if a government effort to end discrimination against gays becomes law.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Belgium, where same-sex marriage is already legal, is on its way to approving adoption by homosexual couples.
BRUSSELS, July 25 (UPI) -- Gay marriage has boomed since same-sex marriages were legalized in Belgium and 3 percent of all marriages are now between homosexuals. Some 2,500 same-sex couples have tied the knot since September 2003, the Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced.
MADRID, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Spanish government has approved a draft law to legalize same-sex marriages, it was reported Friday.
BERN, Switzerland, June 10 (UPI) -- Swiss parliament has passed a law to allow civil unions for same-sex couples.
