Posted on 09/14/2009 9:52:27 PM PDT by Steelfish
Sir Elton John BARRED From Adopting Little Lev... He's Too Old And Gay Weddings Don't Count, Says Ukrainian minister
By WILL STEWART 15th September 2009
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Elton John's hopes of becoming an adoptive father to a 14-month-old boy were ruled out last night.
Ukraine family minister Yuriy Pavlenko declared that gay couples were judged not suitable to adopt children under his country's law.
At the same time, Mr Pavlenko stressed there must be an age gap of no more than 45 years between a child and its adoptive parents.
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My oldest friend in the world adopted 2 kids from The Ukraine about 20 years ago . The son - Vitaly - is a computer whiz and has a great job . The daughter - who had a club foot but had it operated on , successfully , thanks to a the state of CT ( my friend and hsi wife both work at UConn ) got knocked up at 18 but apparently is happily married .
St. Mikhail protect them all.
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