July/August 2000 News (2 Articles with 7,748 total views)
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Local man denied 2nd parent adoption
In an article on the front page of the Sunday, June 20, 2000 edition of the Erie Daily Times (ironically, on Father's Day), Ed Palattella wrote about the recent decision of Judge Shad Connelly not to grant a second parent adoption of two children to Jeff, an Erie man, simply because he and his partner are gay. His partner, Joey, is currently the legal parent by adoption. Judge Connelly made his decision on Friday, June 18, without having the hearing or a home study. The Times News became aware of the decision before what should have been the home study on Monday, June 21 or the scheduled hearing of Thursday, June 24. Ed Palattella had contacted Michael Mahler for comment, who recognized the couple. Mahler then contacted Jeff and learned that the court date had not taken place. Jeff and Joey could have elected to pull the petition and were effectively denied that option. It was the couple's belief that the judge should at least have heard the case and made a decision based on the individual circumstances and the best interests of the children. If it had not been for a series of coincidences, they would not even have been aware that a legal decision had been made about their family without so much as a hearing or home study until reading it in the Sunday paper.
2000 Erie Pride Picnic
About 60 or so people attended the annual Pride Erie Picnic on Saturday, June 10, at the Beach 11 pavilion. The picnic has been held every year at Presque Isle since 1992, with the exception of 1993. Our friends from western New York and Ohio joined us for an afternoon of food, folks and fun.
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