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Kids From Poly Homes Respond to Legalized Polygamy in Massachusetts Town

Kids From Poly Homes Respond to Legalized Polygamy in Massachusetts Town

by Them Before Us | Jul 21, 2020 | The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) The Massachusetts town of Somerville has become the first in the nation to legalize polyamorous relationships. It’s evidence of the slippery slope social conservatives warned would follow legalizing gay marriage. Polygamy was...
Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day

Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day

by Katy Faust | May 10, 2020 | The Latest | 4 comments

Originally published at The Daily Signal When it comes to motherhood, our cultural stream produces both salt water and fresh water: We declare mothers to be irreplaceable in one breath, and say that mothers are completely optional in the next. While the nation was...
I Was Raised by Two Gay Men. I Still Think Children Deserve to be Adopted into a Home with a Mother and a Father

I Was Raised by Two Gay Men. I Still Think Children Deserve to be Adopted into a Home with a Mother and a Father

by Samantha Wiessing | Jan 29, 2020 | The Latest | 6 comments

Originally published at The Tennessean Lawmakers here in Tennessee are catching a lot of flak for their support of HB 836, which supposedly allows adoption agencies to “discriminate against” LGBTQ applicants. At first glance, it looks unfair. After all, we all have...
Them Before Us Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of a Gay Dad

Them Before Us Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of a Gay Dad

by Katy Faust | Aug 23, 2019 | Around the World, Justice, Washington D.C.

In June 2019, Them Before Us filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on behalf of twin nine year olds defending their right to be raised by their father, who is gay. An overview of the case can be found at The Federalist and The Daily Signal. You can read the...
This Gay Dad Lost Custody of His Own Kids. His Case Matters for All Children.

This Gay Dad Lost Custody of His Own Kids. His Case Matters for All Children.

by Katy Faust | Jul 9, 2019 | The Latest | 2 comments

(Originally Published at The Daily Signal) Last month, I submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of twin 9-year-olds who had been separated from their dad, Frank. Frank is gay. He lived in New York with his partner, Joseph, for four years. During that...
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