Parental Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Persons: A Comparison Between the European and Inter-American Systems of Human Rights
This article addresses the question of parental rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual persons (LGBT). Through an analysis of the relevant jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights, it will look at the right to a family, the right to privacy and the right to non-discrimination, since these rights are the ones that are always invoked by the petitioners. More precisely, this article will look at the question of adoption for homosexual individuals and same-sex couples, as well as the issue of children custody rights.