The 2017 Texas Law, HB 3859, which allows broad discrimination by adoption agencies will undoubtedly harm the thousands of children who have already been abused or neglected by their birth parents and desperately need loving homes. The law allows agencies to discriminate because of any “sincerely held religious belief.” Private adoption agencies can already set...Read More

Today’s New York Times article explains why second-parent adoptions are still highly recommended for LGBTQ families. I’ve highlighted a few important points below, but the entire article is a must read: “You can be completely respected and protected as a family in one state and be a complete legal stranger to your children in another....Read More

While it feels really great for a birth mother’s wife to be listed on a Texas birth certificate, the Wren case (Beaumont court of Appeals, 2017) clearly shows why lesbian couples cannot rely on a birth certificate alone to establish parentage for the second mother. Two women, CW and AE, were married in Connecticut in...Read More

Here’s a great list of picture books celebrating LGBTQ families compiled by the Family Equality Council: Book Nook: Early Elementary Books Celebrating DiversityRead More

I am honored to have reviewed and edited the Family Equality Council – Texas LGBTQ Family Law Guide that was just released (see last page).  Even if you don’t have time to read it now, I suggest you save the guide for future use and share it with your friends.   It is full of...Read More

Hopefully, your family has lots of support and encouragement – from relatives and friends.  Still, there is nothing like the support of other LGBT parents. If you don’t know many gay parents, I encourage you to start a group.   I did and it was great. When our teenage daughters we small, I realized they...Read More

Our office has been receiving so many calls with questions and concerns regarding the 2016 election results.  This linked fact sheet from the National Center for Lesbian Rights answers so many of the questions we’ve received, we thought it best to share on our website.  For our families and perspective clients, this is the question...Read More

The LGBT citizens of our nation are reeling after the presidential election. What does a Trump presidency mean for our community? Will the gains that we have made be undone? During my thirty years as a lawyer and gay rights activist I have seen great progress. By being out and proud, we have introduced ourselves...Read More

The following New York Times article reports on a case decided by the United States Supreme Court concerning the adoption rights of same-sex couples: Supreme Court Restores Visitation Rights to Lesbian Adoptive MotherRead More