Applicants should be judged on their qualifications, not sexual orientation, report says
By Ofelia Casillas and Bonnie Miller Rubin | Chicago Tribune reporters
September 25, 2008
At the Neubecker residence in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, David and Lee are Dad and Daddy, respectively, to a pair of foster siblings who sleep in pink princess and blue truck bedrooms, ride their bikes with helmets and always eat breakfast and dinner together.
David Neubecker, 39, and Lee Neubecker, 36, married in 2004 in San Francisco with dreams of having a family. They heard about the Hephzibah Children's Association in Oak Park, where the couple became foster fathers last year to a 4-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl, with plans to adopt them.
"We both felt that biological ties were not the keystone to what makes a family. It was, first and foremost, love," David Neubecker said. "It's been an incredible journey so far."
While Clay Aiken may be on the cover of People cradling his infant (through surrogacy) and Rosie O'Donnell has long shared stories of her brood with mainstream America, the highly charged issue of gay parenthood continues to rally conservatives, who say such homes are not in the best interest of a child.
Study supports gay adoptions
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