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Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was honored by Utah’s GLBT community at this year’s pride festival<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Utah Pride Center and other organizations have picked Huntsman for the Pete Suazo Political Action Award.<\/p>\n

Huntsman is the first Utah governor to openly support civil unions for same-sex couples. <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, he also endorsed the Common Ground Initiative<\/a>, a campaign for basic legal protections for gay and transgender Utahns that fizzled in the Legislature.<\/p>\n

The award is named for the late state Sen. Pete Suazo, who worked for years to pass hate-crimes legislation in Utah.<\/p>\n

9\/29\/2007<\/strong>
\nA Utah gay couple may lose their kids because of their successful relationship. State wants single closeted gay men as parents<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Three weeks ago, in Utah County, a niece asked her uncle to take her 4 kids. To care for them because she can’t. She’s dealing with drug-related criminal matters – and the kids are aged 11, 6, 2-years, and 10 months. The father’s not able to care for them either.<\/p>\n

The uncle happens to be gay, and in a long term relationship. Michael Valdez and Michael Oberg have been together for about 5 years. They have steady jobs, a nice home, and no criminal record – but they aren’t allowed by law to take-in the needy kids.<\/p>\n

Utah says that to adopt or be a foster parent, you must be legally married – or single – and not cohabiting. It doesn’t license foster couples who aren’t legally married. In other words, gay Uncle Valdez could foster or adopt if he wasn’t in a steady, thriving relationship. If he was “single”.<\/p>\n

Officials asked the court to take custody of the kids or grant custody to the state’s Division of Child and Family Services. The Daily Herald<\/cite><\/a> reports that, on Friday, the courts took custody, then granted Valdez temporary custody of the children.<\/p>\n

The judge said, “I see absolutely no reason why the kids can’t stay where they’re at.”<\/p>\n

The 11-year-old child said, “I would rather live with my mom. But if I can’t, I’d rather live here.”<\/p>\n

Michael is already a father. Gabrielle Valdez, his 17-year-old biological daughter, said that their home is like any other, complete with family dinners, concerns over school work and regular jobs.<\/p>\n

Utah joins Florida and Mississippi with outright bans on gay parents.<\/p>\n

According to KSL.com and Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services, there are 2,600 children in the state’s foster program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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