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HUFFINGTON
04.28.13
The Worst States for
Children of Same-Sex Parents
Millions of children in the United States are being raised by same-sex
parents. Many of them live in states that don’t legally recognize their
families or make it difficult for both parents to claim legal ties to them.
Washington
Montana
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
New Hampshire
North
Dakota
South
Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Kansas
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
North
Carolina
Tennessee
South
Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
West
Virginia Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
SOURCE: FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL
Florida
State lacks clear
mechanisms that
create legal ties to
both parents for
children born to
same-sex couples via
donor insemination
State lacks clear mechanisms
that create legal ties to
both parents for children born
to same-sex couples via
donor insemination AND no
legal recognition for samesex couples
State lacks clear mechanisms
that create legal ties to both
parents for children born to samesex couples via donor insemination
AND same-sex couples face
legal restrictions when petitioning
for second-parent adoption
Statefalls into
ALL THREE of the
aforementioned
categories, making it
one of the six worst
states in the U.S. for
kids of gay parents
Maine
Conneticut
New
Jersey
Delaware
Maryland