Two moms, a baby and a legal first for U.S. gay marriage

http://news.yahoo.com/ ^ | 04/09/2014 | Joan Biskupic

[massmike]

Last month a baby in Tennessee made history: Emilia Maria Jesty was the first child born in the state to have a woman listed on the birth certificate as her "father."

The marital status of the baby's parents was the subject of a flurry of court filings up to a few days before her birth. Valeria Tanco and Sophy Jesty were wed in New York, a state that recognizes gay marriage, and moved to Tennessee, which does not.

They are among scores of same-sex couples who, working with advocacy groups, have filed lawsuits to expand gay-marriage rights following a major U.S. Supreme Court decision last June allowing federal tax and other benefits for same-sex married couples.

Depending on the pace of rulings, as early as next year Tanco and Jesty's case or a similar challenge could reach the Supreme Court. Since the court's June decision in U.S. v. Windsor, about 50 such cases have been filed, in nearly all 33 states that prohibit gay marriage.

[Amendment10]

Given that the states have never amended the Constitution to expressly protect so-called gay rights, such “rights” are presently wrongly being acknowledged and expanded by judicial activism.

Note that it is very significant that 33 states presently prohibit gay marriage. This reasonably indicates that the states won’t be amending the Constitution to expressly protect such rights in the foresseable future.

[Menehune56]

So wrong.

[Mike Darancette]

Last month a baby in Tennessee made history: Emilia Maria Jesty was the first child born in the state to have a woman listed on the birth certificate as her "father."

So the next word to be redefined is "father"?

[ltc8k6]

Just out of curiosity, when they divorce in 2 years, is she the father for child support purposes?

Or does the sperm donor get hunted down by a lawyer?

[workerbee]

My prayers go out for little Emilia Maria, too young to know her life’s value is only as a pawn of perverts.

[GeronL]

I think sperm donors should be held accountable - it would lead to less crap

[gopheraj]

all definitions of “father” is a male.Male male male male male

[ourworldawry]

“Emilia Maria Jesty was the first child born in the state to have a woman listed on the birth certificate as her “father.”

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