You Play, You Pay - Child Support, That Is
August 24, 2005: In the latest legal decision that advances the cause of LGBT parents, the California Supreme Court has taken action to protect kids of gay parents. This is from the AP: “The California supreme court has said gay and lesbian couples who raise children are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up. The state’s custody and child support laws that hold absent fathers accountable also apply to estranged gay and lesbian couples who used reproductive science to conceive, the high court ruled Monday. Being a legal parent ‘brings with it the benefits as well as the responsibilities,’ said Justice Joyce Kennard.”
Because LGBT people actually care about children, we celebrated the decision. “All parents should have the same responsibilities to children during a relationship and after one ends. These rulings affirm that not only do same-sex couples and their children need the same rights, but also the same responsibilities that come with creating a family,” said HRC’s Joe Solmonese.
But the people who are obsessed with hurting our families once again showed that they’ll put their hateful agenda above the needs of children. “Today’s ruling defies logic and common sense by saying that children can have two moms,” said attorney Mathew Staver of Liberty Counsel. “That policy establishes that moms and dads as a unit are irrelevant when it comes to raising children.”
I think these right wingers defy “logic and common sense” when they deny the reality that some families look different from theirs. Maybe someday they’ll pull their heads out of the sand and see the love around them.