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Oklahoma permits adoption by a couple or an unmarried adult without regard to sexual orientation. [10] In August 2007, years before Oklahoma began allowing same-sex marriage, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Finstuen v. Crutcher ordered Oklahoma to recognize an adoption by a same-sex couple. The child had been born in Oklahoma ...
Some states granted full adoption rights to same-sex couples, while others banned same-sex adoption or only allowed one partner in a same-sex relationship to adopt the biological child of the other. On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. [1]
Human Rights Campaign hailed the ruling, saying: "Today's ruling is a monumental victory for fairness in the workplace, and for the dignity of lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans who may live in fear of losing their job based on whom they love." [3]
Similar adoption bills are being considered in Kansas and Colorado, and at least seven other states have already passed such laws. Oklahoma advances adoption bill that could discriminate against ...
LGBTQ foster parents say the policy change from Bethany Christian Services is "wonderful."
A December poll revealed that 32% supported the concept of civil unions, 31% would offer full marriage rights to same-sex couples, and 30% opposed any legal recognition for gay and lesbian partnerships. [94] In a July 17 poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 55 percent opposed same-sex marriage, and 36 percent were in favor. [95]
The majority opinion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, written by Justice Richard Darby, concluded that Penkoski's actions did not meet the legal definition of stalking; therefore, the law was ...
In 1975, the Oklahoma Legislature passed its first statute defining marriage as between "one man and one woman". [2] In 1996, the Oklahoma Legislature passed another piece of legislation, defining marriage as between "one man and one woman" and prohibiting same-sex marriages performed out-of-state from being recognized in Oklahoma.