I am very confused. What is wrong with two people having a healthy relationship and actually raising a family in that dynamic? Nothing, unless those two people are of the same sex.
The latest travesty to happen in the USA is a court case that was just ruled in Tennessee.
Judge tells Lesbian mother: No cohabitation, or lose your child.
Angel Chandler and her partner of nine years are not allowed to sleep in the same house because a Tennessee judge has deemed their relationship sinful and the only way Chandler can retain custody of her daughter is for the two women to maintain separate households.
ACLU's Matt Coles provides the backstory: Angel Chandler and Joseph Baker divorced ten years ago. They had two children, a daughter, now 13 and a son, now 15. They had joint custody and visitation with both children. Ms. Chandler began seeing the woman who became her partner nine years ago, and Mr. Baker married the woman who is now his wife in 2003. Earlier this year, Ms. Chandler and Mr. Baker went to family court to get approval for a modification of their parenting plan. Following usual procedure, the court ordered an evaluation of both homes. The evaluation said that Ms. Chandler’s partner was a positive influence, and had a parent-like relationship with both of the children.
Well, it turns out that evaluation wasn't good enough for Judge George Robert Ellis of Tennessee's 28th Judicial District, who invoked the states antiquated "paramour law" to force the two women to live apart.
I can't wait until we look at this point in history and regret ever denying people their right to live the life they choose.
Need I remind you the Constitution clearly states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
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