That's a stumper. I don't know of any case on the subject. Thanks for the personal perspective. The New Jersey court stressed Dale's homosexual identification and status, rather than any behavior. Considering what recently happened in Canada and their newly achieved rights for legal gay partnerships, I'd have to think some of our momentum gets lost with our association to less accepted groups.
Stereotypes loom large here.
But I still think gay rights cut so deeply to the heart of how many Americans see themselves and their society that there are no easy resolutions. Just think of how far the country's come on the whole domestic partnership and same-sex union question. This is a state-law question. And I don't know which states might be more receptive to gay men adopting. Do the verdicts reflect real points of law or do they reflect, as I believe, the personal bias of the judge.