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Irish judges: Gay sperm donor should see his son (AP) – 10 hours ago DUBLIN — The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that a gay man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple should be permitted to see his 3-year-old son regularly — in part because Ireland's constitution doesn't recognize the lesbians as a valid family unit. Thursday's ruling was a first in Ireland, where ...

Study says lesbians make better parents By 365gay Newswire 11.24.2009 8:51am EST Lesbians make better parents than a man and a woman, according to Stephen Scott, Director of Research, at the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners. In a meeting hosted by the think tank Demos, Scott said that the latest research showed that children of such couples did better in life, ...

The family ideal - straight myth or gay abandonment? Dirty laundry November 15, 2009 I was raised by a woman. No man left an impression on my childhood. All parental guidance was imparted via the wisdom of my mother. Does this mean I'm less of the person I could have been? Only half of what I should have been? Did I miss out on something only a father could give? Many ...