It’s Time to Put #ThemBeforeUs: The Global Movement for Children’s Rights
(Originally published at Public Discourse) I started writing about why marriage is a children’s rights issue in 2012 following President Obama’s “evolution” on the subject of gay marriage when it seemed that everybody, especially the media, finally felt free to play...
“Equality” for Same-Sex Couples on Birth Certificates = Inequality for Kids
On the second anniversary of the national redefinition of marriage, today the US Supreme Court struck down an Arkansas law that kept same-sex couples from listing their spouse as a parent on their child’s birth certificate. Why? Because, as many of us argued...
The Birth Certificate Battle- from “Right to Marry” to “Right to Parenthood”
This week, eight same-sex couples challenged Indiana’s policy that only the biological mother and father can be listed on a child’s birth certificate. They want their married partner listed as a parent on their child’s foremost legal document. Their...