Good news out of Arkansas that I missed

This happened last week and I nearly missed talking about it. This is a definite step in the right direction:

An Arkansas judge says a lawsuit can go forward challenging the state’s ban on unmarried couples adopting children.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled Tuesday that issues the lawsuit raises are important enough to go to trial.

The Arkansas attorney general’s office had sought a dismissal, saying no one had been directly affected by the ban.

The voter-approved ban went into effect Jan. 1. It prohibits unmarried couples who live together from adopting or fostering children. Its authors acknowledge it was aimed at homosexuals.

The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on behalf of more than a dozen families. They argue that the act violates their rights and that its language was misleading to voters.

The law is ridiculous. It robs children of the chance to be included in good homes in order to fulfill someone's antiquated definition of the word "family." Sooner or later this law will be struck down.

Hopefully more sooner than later.