Utah judge removes child from same-sex 'couple,' citing research

Rt.com reports: A Utah judge has ordered that a foster baby be taken away from a same-sex couple – the judge said he has research about children “doing better in heterosexual families.” April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce had been taking care of the baby girl for three months, and were already getting ready to adopt her. They are also raising Peirce’s two older kids together. However, Utah Judge Scott Johansen ordered that the girl should be adopted by a heterosexual couple, reportedly citing a study with the alleged data on kids being negatively affected by same-sex parents. "He said he has research to back that children do better in heterosexual homes," Hoagland told the Salt Lake City Tribune...