http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/10/10/man-woman-baby-happy-now/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:09:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2006/10/10/man-woman-baby-happy-now/#comment-1576 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » The Cash Value of Legal Unions Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:24:37 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=449#comment-1576 [...] The Vandenbergs’ story is also interesting because they are raising their son in conjunction with a gay male couple. One of the men is the boy’s biological father, and the other will father a second child for the Vandenbergs. Yet another example to show how ridiculous it is to rule (as New York did) that children should be raised by a mother and a father. I’m sure this isn’t what the justices had in mind. Point is, children thrive in many different types of families, and to legislate that one is best flies in the face of current examples, history, and cultural variation. [...] [...] The Vandenbergs’ story is also interesting because they are raising their son in conjunction with a gay male couple. One of the men is the boy’s biological father, and the other will father a second child for the Vandenbergs. Yet another example to show how ridiculous it is to rule (as New York did) that children should be raised by a mother and a father. I’m sure this isn’t what the justices had in mind. Point is, children thrive in many different types of families, and to legislate that one is best flies in the face of current examples, history, and cultural variation. [...]

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