This disgusts me. (Link via How Appealing.)
The thing is, this couple was together for eight years, apparently made a conscious decision to have a child around the second year of that, and now the natural mother is trying to deny custody on the grounds that Texas doesn't recognize same-sex parenting issues.
Aside from both parties being the same sex, there's absolutely nothing about this relationship and family that is at all different than any other. It disgusts me not just because this plaintiff is playing off the cultural status of the queer community, but also because the ultimate goal is to completely cut a parent out of the picture. Granted, there are some fully sufficient reasons for denying custody, however absent such an assertion, this is just plain scummy tactics.
I'm glad the Supreme Court of Texas refused to hear this case, and I hope they smack it down just as hard if/when it comes up on appeal again, after the principal case.
Yeah, I know, ever the optimist.
At least there is reason to believe they may not find this issue dispositive.