Cheney's lesbian daughter is pregnant

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein at 6:30 AM on December 7, 2006.

Virginia's anti-gay laws may treat her like a single mother.

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The good news is that Mary Cheney is pregnant. We at the PEEK extend our sincere congratulations to Ms. Cheney, her partner Heather Poe, and their families.

The bad news is that the expecting parents live in what Pam Spaulding calls "the official homo-hate state of Virginia." As you may recall, Virginians passed Proposition 1 in November, an odious ballot initiative that preempts legal rights for all unmarried couples, gay or straight. So, even though Cheney and Poe live together and plan to raise their child together, they have no legal status as a couple in Virginia.

Luckily, Virginia still allows GBLT people to adopt children. However, Virginia probably doesn't allow so-called "second parent" adoptions for gay parents. In other words, Heather can't adopt the child unless Mary gives up her parental rights.

If conservatives love the traditional, nuclear family so much, why do they want Mary Cheney to be a single mother?

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Tagged as: marriage, gay, mary cheney, pregnant

Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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Mary Cheney... [Report this comment] Posted by: bob t on Dec 7, 2006 7:00 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Conservatives only love themselves and hate all who don't exactly follow their narrow minded agenda and endless desire to force it on everyone else. And Dick Cheny is a conservative. He claims to love Mary so he has to live with the schizophrenic nature of this situation of having a pregnant lesbian daughter. So I guess Shotgun Cheney will have to endure his own inner schizophrenia. Another schizophrenic institution is the Catholic Church, my church. Intolerance and hate is rampant among Conservatives. For me Mary and her significant other are most welcome to live next door to me and I will celebrate with them now and especially when the baby is born. Pray for the health and welfare of mother and child- Pray for Peace- [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Mary Cheney... Posted by: bookie A virgin birth [Report this comment] Posted by: farhada on Dec 7, 2006 8:44 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Her kid will be the next messiah? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: A virgin birth...sickofsleaze Posted by: ladybug1@carrollsweb.com Repukes are funny this time of the year... [Report this comment] Posted by: ShrubtheWarcriminal on Dec 7, 2006 9:37 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] SNL, Comedy Central, etc. etc. could not write a better skit for this administration. It would be hilarious if it were not for the destruction they have caused...4000 soldiers, a country (actually two countries if you count the good ol US of A, which I do not recognize anymore) 65,000 Iraqis, 2 billion thrown down the toilet called Iraq/week etc., etc., etc., [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] We need to find the father and make him pay child support! [Report this comment] Posted by: Landbaron on Dec 7, 2006 1:51 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] No custody for the father unless he pays for supervised visits. The mother is the natural caregiver. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: We need to find the father and make him pay child support! Posted by: Metesh-ah She'll Move [Report this comment] Posted by: LeaderofMen on Dec 7, 2006 4:12 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Guaranteed that she and Heather will move from VA. They'll have NO CHOICE because VA is very very very clear. THEY DON'T WANT YOU THERE. No exceptions. Just because you're the VP's daughter will not give you ANY special rights to allow Heather to adopt your child as a second parent. No way in hell. VA law will NOT make the exception. See what dear ole dad did to YOUR relationship? Now suck on it and see how it tastes, you bitch. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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