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It’s Time to Put #ThemBeforeUs: The Global Movement for Children’s Rights

It’s Time to Put #ThemBeforeUs: The Global Movement for Children’s Rights

by Katy Faust | Jan 22, 2019 | Foundations, The Latest

(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

“Equality” for Same-Sex Couples on Birth Certificates = Inequality for Kids

by Katy Faust | Jun 26, 2017 | The Latest | 3 comments

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”

The Birth Certificate Battle- from “Right to Marry” to “Right to Parenthood”

by Katy Faust | May 26, 2017 | Justice | 1 comment

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...
S.C. Birth Certificates record *alternative* facts of a child’s birth

S.C. Birth Certificates record *alternative* facts of a child’s birth

by Katy Faust | Apr 12, 2017 | Justice

Leading up to the Supreme Court’s decision to legally redefine marriage for the entire nation, I and many others argued that redefining marriage would redefine parenthood into and institution where mothers and fathers are optional and neither is necessary. We...
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