More Sarah Palin Photos Childhood to Beauty Queen

We have more Sarah Palin pictures for you and of course that means . . . more dead animals.

Enjoy!

VP’s Wife Lynn Cheney is Asked About Marriage Equality (Gay Marriage)

Speaking of little boys with two mommies, we haven’t heard much from or about little Samuel David Cheney .  Samuel was born in April of last year to his 2 lesbian moms Heather Poe and Mary Cheney, daughter of VP Dick Cheney.

This morning Early Show anchor Harry Smith asked Mamow Lynne, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney and mother to lesbian Mary Cheney, whether she wished her daughter would have the right to marry.

Lynn Cheney responded, “I would wish my daughter to have happiness and freedom to make her own choices.  The Vice President said in the debate with Joe Lieberman ever so long ago in 2000 that freedom in this country ought to mean freedom for everyone.”

Here is this morning’s clip is from the CBS’ Early Show, broadcast on September 15, 2008.  Anyone wanting to send Samuel David Cheney a gift might consider the Buddy G video that we plugged earlier today. 

Florida State Court Says Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional

A Circuit Court Judge in Florida has ruled that an openly gay man can adopt a boy with special needs he has been fostering for the past seven years.

The state is currently the only state in the US that explicitly bans gay people from adopting.  

The judge said that as the 31-year-old law singles out a group for exclusion it is “unconstitutional,” reported the Miami Herald.

Mississippi and Michigan have explicit policies banning same-sex couples from adopting, while the legal situation is unclear in many other states.

Single gay or lesbian people and same-sex couples are banned from adopting in Florida.

There are no specific restrictions on single gays adopting in any other state. Arkansas will vote on a ban in November.

Monroe County Circuit Judge David J. Audlin Jr. said the Florida law forbidding gay people from adopting children is contrary to the state Constitution because it singles out a group for punishment.

His ruling also calls the law “contrary to every child welfare principle.”

Miami attorney Alan Mishael, who represents the boy’s guardian, said the ruling is less about public policy than the welfare of a former foster child who wants a father of his own.

“This is a case about a young man who already had a permanent guardian but wanted to have a father,” Mishael told the Miami Herald. “That’s what the case is about. That’s all it’s about.”

Audlin appointed the foster father as guardian for the boy in 2006. At a recent hearing, the boy testified he wanted the man to be his ”forever father” — like all the other kids had — ”because I love him,” the order says.

A home study by a social worker ”highly” recommended the guardian and his partner be allowed to adopt the boy, saying the two men provided a ”loving and nurturing home,” provided ”fair and consistent” discipline and are financially secure, the order says.

The Republican nominee for President of the United States declared his opposition to gay adoption in an interview in The New York Times last month.

Senator John McCain said:

“I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption.”

Democratic party nominee Barack Obama has pledged to work towards the elimination of discrimination against LGBT families if elected.

Source: Circuit Court rules against Florida’s ban on gay adoptions | Miami Herald

Lesbian Olympian Natasha Kai – Photos Then and Now

 Posted on: Sunday, March 14, 2004

The Natural

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer 

The images of Natasha Kai’s first soccer match are still vivid in her mother Sharon’s mind.

There is Natasha, then 7, weighing less than 50 pounds and standing barely 4 feet, the top of her head reaching the shoulders of her opponents …

There is Natasha, her ponytail bounding with every step, darting past defenders …

There is Natasha, scoring a goal.

“It was surprising, because she had never played soccer before,” Sharon said.

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World Daily Nuts Agree – Lesbian Breakups – Looks Like a Divorce, Acts Like a Divorce – So What Is It?

“WND – A Free Press for a Free People” 

You know about World Net Daily, right?  The Internet “news” site that is also known as “WND – World Nuts’ Daily.”

If you’ve never heard of the site, let’s just say that WND is tilted toward the right wing, evangelical, crazy-conservative view of news and world events. 

Well, finally WND is catching on to the real lives of lesbian couples.  Yes, it’s true.  It really is.

A few weeks ago I described my relationship in a post titled “We’re Not Lesbians We’re A Straight Married Couple.”  And now, WND has an article on the same subject titled “Lesbian Child Custoday Battles and Heterosexual Divorce,” pointing out that when it comes to breaking up – our relationships look a lot like their relationships.  Yes, Virginia, these creatures seem to have the same traits as real humans!

While the WND article tries to make the point, “see – told you it wasn’t the man’s fault when parents act like asses during a divorce;”  the article actually makes a much more important point.  If us lesbians act like married people and have children just liked married people – it looks like a marriage, walks like a marriage – the law should allow lesbians to get friggin married. 

However, the HUGE point is this.   What do married people do when they break up?  They act like asses.  What is one of the worst things that can happen during these situations?  The children get used as weapons.  How does society keep some order to this mess and how do we protect the children?  We have laws and a judicial system to help these families come together and for parents to go their own way.   And, we know that even with this judicial system in place for heterosexual families  – people still find a way to hurt each other and children. 

Now, why on Earth is society (especially the children described in the WND article) in a better place by giving lesbians a who-knows-anything-goes system?  In most states, there is no way for a family with lesbian parents to legally connect nor a system for them to divide their belongings and decide on child custody, visitation or child support.   I mean – really, couldn’t state laws at least incorporate a cage match into the system to give us some boundaries? 

Hello WND – your common sense is showing.