Arkansas 10-Year-Old Won’t Pledge Allegiance Until Gays Gain Equality
Posted on Nov 13, 2009 at 03:27 pm
edge San Francisco
November 11, 2009
A 10-year-old Arkansas boy named Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to the flag as long as the country for which it stands refuses legal equality to its GLBT citizens. [Link]
November 11, 2009
A 10-year-old Arkansas boy named Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to the flag as long as the country for which it stands refuses legal equality to its GLBT citizens. [Link]
OP-ED: Married or Not, Let Couples Adopt
Posted on Jan 27, 2009 at 01:04 pm
Los Angeles Times
January 27, 2009
David Ambroz discusses his own tumultuous youth as a child in foster care and the harm of Ark.'s ban on adoption by gay parents: "I'd say children in foster care don't care about the sexual orientation of people wanting to adopt them. They want loving, permanent and safe environments." [Link]
January 27, 2009
David Ambroz discusses his own tumultuous youth as a child in foster care and the harm of Ark.'s ban on adoption by gay parents: "I'd say children in foster care don't care about the sexual orientation of people wanting to adopt them. They want loving, permanent and safe environments." [Link]
EDITORIAL: The Best Interests of the Child
Posted on Jan 06, 2009 at 03:01 pm
The New York Times
January 6, 2009
The New York Times editorial board calls Act 1, the Ark. ballot referendum that prohibits same-sex couples from adopting or fostering children, “undeniably discriminatory” and calls it “a victory for the forces of bigotry and a major setback for the guiding principle of the law in adoption and foster care: the best interests of the child.” [Link]
January 6, 2009
The New York Times editorial board calls Act 1, the Ark. ballot referendum that prohibits same-sex couples from adopting or fostering children, “undeniably discriminatory” and calls it “a victory for the forces of bigotry and a major setback for the guiding principle of the law in adoption and foster care: the best interests of the child.” [Link]
Anti-Gay, Anti-Family
Posted on Nov 13, 2008 at 11:05 am
New York Times
November 11, 2008
Dan Savage writes, "While Californians march...an even more ominous new law in Arkansas has drawn little notice. That state’s Proposed Initiative Act No. 1, approved by nearly 57 percent of voters last week, bans people who are “cohabitating outside a valid marriage” from serving as foster parents or adopting children. While the measure bans both gay and straight members of cohabitating couples as foster or adoptive parents, the Arkansas Family Council wrote it expressly to thwart “the gay agenda.” (Link)
November 11, 2008
Dan Savage writes, "While Californians march...an even more ominous new law in Arkansas has drawn little notice. That state’s Proposed Initiative Act No. 1, approved by nearly 57 percent of voters last week, bans people who are “cohabitating outside a valid marriage” from serving as foster parents or adopting children. While the measure bans both gay and straight members of cohabitating couples as foster or adoptive parents, the Arkansas Family Council wrote it expressly to thwart “the gay agenda.” (Link)
Equality’s Winding Path
Posted on Nov 06, 2008 at 09:45 am
New York Times
November 6, 2008
The Times editorial staff writes about anti-gay measures passing in California, Florida, Arkansas, and Arizona: "We do not view these results as reason for despair. Struggles over civil rights never follow a straight trajectory, and the ugly outcome of these ballot fights should not obscure the building momentum for full equality for gay people, including acceptance of marriage between gay men and women. But the votes remind us of how much remains to be done before this bigotry is finally erased." (Link)
November 6, 2008
The Times editorial staff writes about anti-gay measures passing in California, Florida, Arkansas, and Arizona: "We do not view these results as reason for despair. Struggles over civil rights never follow a straight trajectory, and the ugly outcome of these ballot fights should not obscure the building momentum for full equality for gay people, including acceptance of marriage between gay men and women. But the votes remind us of how much remains to be done before this bigotry is finally erased." (Link)
Loss in Arkansas
Posted on Nov 04, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Poll: Arkansas anti-gay adoption ban measure trailing badly
Posted on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:30 am
Arkansas: Vote no on Act 1
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 at 01:41 pm
Pam's House Blend
October 22, 2008
Arkansas Families First has released a 30-second spot features faces and voices of real Arkansas children, including former foster and adopted children. The children are joined by adults who lived in foster homes as children. Together, they ask voters to say no to Initiated Act 1, which would ban unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. [Link]
October 22, 2008
Arkansas Families First has released a 30-second spot features faces and voices of real Arkansas children, including former foster and adopted children. The children are joined by adults who lived in foster homes as children. Together, they ask voters to say no to Initiated Act 1, which would ban unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. [Link]
Arkansas Poll: In Arkansas ‘It’s the Economy’ and It Is Also McCain (but not adoption ban)
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 at 01:31 pm
University of Arkansas Daily Headlines
October 23, 2008
When asked whether they favored or opposed Arkansas Proposed Initiative Act 1, which would prevent anyone who cohabitates outside a valid marriage from adopting or fostering a child, 55 percent opposed the initiative. “Personal feelings about an issue can be different from policy preferences,” Parry said. “After looking at this issue for several years, it seems to me that many Arkansans – both liberals and conservatives – are uncomfortable dictating the family arrangements of others, whether they agree with them or not.” [Link]
Learn more about Arkansas.
October 23, 2008
When asked whether they favored or opposed Arkansas Proposed Initiative Act 1, which would prevent anyone who cohabitates outside a valid marriage from adopting or fostering a child, 55 percent opposed the initiative. “Personal feelings about an issue can be different from policy preferences,” Parry said. “After looking at this issue for several years, it seems to me that many Arkansans – both liberals and conservatives – are uncomfortable dictating the family arrangements of others, whether they agree with them or not.” [Link]
Learn more about Arkansas.
Arkansas Judges Oppose Measure to Ban Adoption, Foster Care by Gay People
Posted on Oct 07, 2008 at 10:58 am
Associated Press
October 7, 2008
Three former chief justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court were among 13 retired judges who released a statement yesterday opposing the state's proposed anti-gay adoption and foster care ban, saying child placement should be decided case-by-case. [Link]
Read more about why marriage matters to families.
October 7, 2008
Three former chief justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court were among 13 retired judges who released a statement yesterday opposing the state's proposed anti-gay adoption and foster care ban, saying child placement should be decided case-by-case. [Link]
Read more about why marriage matters to families.