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A bill that would cut off federal funding to adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to parent is making its way to Congress again with bipartisan support.

Former GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan has come out in support for gay adoption but still believes marriage should be between one man and one woman.

A Florida circuit judge allowed a 23-month-year-old girl’s birth certificate to list a gay man and a lesbian couple.

Sir Elton John and his partner are expecting their second child according to a U.K. tabloid.

British actor Rupert Everett has criticized the gay community in the past but in a recent interview the celebrity harshly slammed same-sex parenting.

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced this week that the country would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt by 2013. The newly elected government’s policy marks a sharp turn from the Sarkozy regime.

On May 16, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, a Boston-based non-profit, teamed up with MIT to present "Adoption in the LGBTQ Community," a seminar targeting LGBTQ ethnic minorities.

Illinois Bishop Daniel Conlon condemned the state’s decision to stop funding Catholic adoption agencies because of their anti-gay policies. In a statement he defended the church’s views and said that the public may view Catholics as bigots.

Earlier this month, Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois took the radical step of separating itself entirely from the church allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt as well as provide provide foster-care services.

It looks like it’s as just hard to find love for gay penguins as it is for humans. Buddy and Pedro, have been spending a significant amount of time together but will be separated and placed with female penguins in hopes that they will breed.