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A recently published study has found adopted children are affected by the relationship their parents have, not their sexual orientation, according to a study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says gender inequity doesn't only exist at work, but also at home -- reason enough for more women to simply marry other women to their heart's content.

The divorce of the century (other than Mel Gibson and his ex), continues as Melissa Etheridge fires back at the ex Tammy Lynn Michaels, accusing Tammy of using their children as pawns, according to People. Court papers have surfaced in which Melissa says she cherishes the time she is able to spend with her children between her tour dates this summer. The Oscar and multi-Grammy winner says she was shocked when she traveled to Boston on July 6 to see her 3-year-old  twins Johnnie Rose and Miller and to be handed a fistful of court papers from Tammy instead.

A same-sex couple legally married in Iowa in 2009 has filed suit against the State Health Department after officials declined to name both women on their child's birth certificate. Heather Lynn Martin Gartner, 38, the biological mother, and Melissa McCoy Gartner, 39, filed last week on behalf of their daughter Mackenzie.  The couple also has a son, Zachary, 3. 

The Democratic candidate highlighted the wage gap and paid family leave in her campaign speech on Monday. Here's why that's important to queer women.

What's a lesbian mom with a family to do when she's laid off from her executive position in this tenuous economy? Fire the nanny and / or babysitter and hunker down for a life of domesticity while fighting the system to actually nab your domestic partership benefits. From Power Dyke to Laid-off Lesbian in a fell swoop.

If you want rights for the LGBTQ community, chances are you want rights for everyone

Paula Ettlebrick died of ovarian cancer last week and a whole movement grieves her loss. Her beauty, passion, and intelligence do not come around very often. My close friend Adria died six years ago after a losing struggle with ovarian cancer and she was mourned by her lover, her son, an entire caseload of psychotherapy clients, and me. We played tennis together every Thursday at 1 p.m. for 15 years. Ruth, one of my best friends since college, died of ovarian cancer three years ago. I have not yet recovered.

At a time when lesbian and gay marriage activists are fighting for equal rights, writer and button pusher Stephanie Schroeder dares argue against the institution for a myriad of reasons including feminist and economic factors. 'There's nothing equal (or gay) about marriage. It's an outdated concept, an antiquarian vestige, a ghost of social mores past,' writes Schroeder.

Yes, yes, the 'zipless f***' lady.

Most renowned for her iconic lesbian roles on "The L Word" and in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love," actress Laurel Holloman has been busy trying her hand at another form of artistic expression – large format abstract painting. SheWired chatted with Laurel about her passion and inspiration for painting, her influences, juggling parenting – she’s a mom to two young daughters – with creating art and acting, the art in Bette’s and Tina’s house and just what that whole painting on enormous canvases thing is about.