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Same Sex Couples To Be Tracked In 2020 United States Census

As of 2020, same sex couples will be officially tracked by the United States Census. For the record, same-sex marriage is legal in 19 states and in the District of Columbia. North Dakota has banned it. According to a Pew Research Report, this is the first time the United States Census Bureau will ask specifically for same-sex couples to identify themselves. Other questions on the form include age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, relationship status, homeownership status, and citizenship.

Rather than the usual under-representation faced by the LGBTQ+ community, same sex couples have apparently been over-counted by the Census Bureau. In past counts, the Bureau established the number of same sex couples by combining answers from the question regarding the respondent’s sex, and the question as to whether they had a husband, wife, unmarried partner, or no partner. The Census Bureau then combined those answers and determined whether a couple was considered same-sex or not. However, research into the 2010 census showed that the majority of same sex couples in the 2010 census were recorded as opposite sex couples in Social Security files. Additionally, 2020 will avoid a miscount by … Read More...

How Ohio’s Artificial Insemination Statute Will Impact Same-Sex Couples

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: I want to thank our legal extern, Matthew Kimmel, for all his assistance in researching and writing today’s blog post. Excellent job Matt!

artificial Insemination same-sex couples Tennessee made news recently in regards to a controversial court ruling concerning same-sex couples. In the case, one partner of a same sex couple became pregnant through artificial insemination with the intent that both partners would raise the child. However, after the child was born and the couple divorced, things got tricky. The court ruled that in a situation like this, the parent who bears no biological relationship with the child has no contractual relationship with the child. Thus, they will not be liable for child support, but they also will not have a say over the upbringing of the child. A parent in this situation may be granted visitation rights, but will not bear any sort of legal rights over the child.

Artificial Insemination Statute In Tennessee Ruling

The 4th Circuit Court in Tennessee arrived at this conclusion by looking at the state’s artificial insemination statute . The statute states that, “A child born to a married woman as a result of artificial insemination, … Read More... “Artificial Insemination: What Happens When Same-Sex Couples Divorce?”