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The adoption conflict in Arkansas remains unsettled, and the fight will continue until progress is won. But there's another option for lesbian and gay men who want to become parents.

A lesbian couple in Oregon had a child two years ago through artificial insemination. The birth certificate was suppose to indicate both woman as parents, but the document arrived at their home with the other woman's name crossed out. The child's birth certificate recognized only the birth mother as the child's parent, so the two women filed suit.

A Multnomah County Circuit Judge says two Oregon laws on parental rights violate the state's constitution when applied to same-gender couples.

Even after 10 years with Ruth, Kim tells the Salt Lake Tribune, "There's just not an acknowledgement that we're a family".

Growing up, they heard the gay jokes. They thought gay people got diseases or would go to hell. Kim recalls hearing homphobic slurs in seventh grade. And a church leader told Ruth, if she wanted to be happy, she should get a husband.