Children: Same-Sex Couples and Non-Biological Children

children: The cases published Wednesday marked the first time an Italian court recognized the adoption of non-biological children by gay parents, the Arcobaleno rights group said, according to CTV. Roman Catholic Italy last year became the last holdout in Western Europe to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples, but only after sacrificing a provision to allow gay adoption. The Tribunal for Minors recognized the British and U.S. adoptions as legal here, allowing the Italian citizenship of the parents to be passed onto the children. Italian same-sex couples are now petitioning courts on a case-by-case basis to recognize adoptions granted overseas. Two fathers and two adopted children are a family. It's another step forward for the recognition of the rights of rainbow families, said Nichi Vendola, a gay politician who had a child with his partner via a surrogate in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.