Just because the Texas legislature is discouraging LGBT folks from adopting, don’t be discouraged. My office has a referral list of agencies that would LOVE to work with LGBT adoptive parents. Just ask. I am proud to have worked with Curry on this Fact Sheet/FAQs and encourage everyone to support the wonderful...Read More
This is a very informative article on Regan Kibby, a 19 year old in the United States Navel Academy, who is asking a federal court for a preliminary injunction to block President Trump’s intention to ban transgender service members from serving in the military. “My main motivation for becoming part of this lawsuit was a...Read More
Thank you to Equality Texas, Texas Freedom Network, my clients who stepped up to the cause and all the individuals who worked tirelessly to defeat the “bathroom bill”. Together we made a difference!!Read More
I am proud to be on the NCLR National Family Law Advisory Council. The following is their press release regarding Trump’s transgender service member announcement: NCLR’s Shannon Price Minter responds to Trump’s announcement regarding transgender service members “In three tweets, Trump is purporting to fire 15,000 transgender service members” (Washington, D.C., July 26, 2017)—Today, Trump...Read More
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
Following is a link to a wonderful gender spectrum website helping to educate folks on the issues of gender identity and being transgender. Per the article: “Dimensions of Gender? While our gender may begin with the assignment of our sex, it doesn’t end there. A person’s gender is the complex interrelationship between three dimensions: – Body: our...Read More
In the upcoming months and years the most powerful tool we have is PUBLIC OPINION. How do politicians know what we think? Protests – and contact with our representatives. I hope you will take the time to read this article and organize your own protests – large and small. Also, consider becoming a member of...Read More
While CNN may not be a legal resource the following article quotes some very wise legal scholars: http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/politics/trump-victory-lgbt-concerns/ About Adoption: “Gay and lesbian parents are worried that their parental rights could be in jeopardy, especially for the non-biological parent. Even if that person’s name is on the child’s birth certificate, experts say it’s best to...Read More
