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"That Certain Summer"
The first ever television show to depict a gay parent airs, though this does not directly deal with the current issue of adoption rights, it does deal with what at the time was a big deal and still is in the LGBT community, gay parenting. -
Colorado's 1st Transgender Parent
In 1973, Colorado is becomes the first state in the country to legally uphold a transgender parents right to retain custody of his child. -
1978 Supreme Court Ruling
The Washington supreme court issues their first federal ruling making it unlawful for judges to make a ruling on a case based off of the sexual orientation of those present in the trial. -
New York Updates adoption application status for LGBT community
New York is the first state to say that they will not deny adoption applications do to the sexual orientation of the applicant. -
California's First Joint Adoption
A gay couple in California becomes the first in the United States to successfully undergo joint adoption of a child. -
New Jersey In-states New Joint Adoption Laws
New Jersey becomes the first state to legalize same sex couple joint adoption. -
Transgender Children's Books
Marcus Ewert publishes the book "10,000 Dresses" the first known children's book to tell of a clearly transgender child character. -
"The Kids are All Right"
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star in the first major motion picture in America that focussed in on LGBT couples and their children (The first non-documentary film to discuss these issues). -
President Obama changes Hospital Visitaion rules
President Obama revised hospital Visitaion laws to make it so that patients may designate their own visitors, this is of course inclusive to same sex partners or spouces. -
Updated Passports
The U.S. state department updated their passport application to say "mother or parent 1" and "father or parent 2" as opposed to the previous "mother" and "father" only.
