Gay Couple Wins Birth Certificate Ruling
By Julie Bolcer
GAVEL SCALES JUSTICE LAW LEGAL JUDGEMENT X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Louisiana must issue a gay
couple in San Diego a birth certificate for their adopted son that includes
both fathers’ names.
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fifth U.S. circuit court of
appeals in New Orleans ordered the state registrar to issue a new birth
certificate to Oren Adar and Mickey Ray Smith. The regi