Louisiana upholds ban on gay marriage... as well as stepparenting, adoption and IVF

[Anonymous]

Sayeth the court:

"Louisiana 'has a legitimate interest ... whether obsolete in the opinion of some, or not, in the opinion of others ... in linking children to an intact family formed by their two biological parents.'"

So Louisiana is pro-family! As long as your family isn't the result of a same-sex union, a second marriage, adoption or IVF. Nice!

[Anonymous]

This will get struck down in due time just like all of these other laws.

[Anonymous]

Gov. Edwin Edwards famously said that they only way he'd be disqualified from high office would be if he were caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. So they just take a dimmer view of the gay thing down there.

[Anonymous]

Seems like they take a dim view of any family that doesn't meet their rather narrow standards.

[Anonymous]

rather narrow standards.

Those "narrow standards" have been the norm for centuries and centuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

rather narrow standards.

Those "narrow standards" have been the norm for centuries and centuries.

Like wife beating and slavery!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

rather narrow standards.

Those "narrow standards" have been the norm for centuries and centuries.

Keep telling yourself that. You know you're wrong.

[Anonymous]

Posner had some choice words for the "tradition" argument recently.

[Anonymous]

But children usually do better with their two bio parents.

[Anonymous]

You really want me to explain all the ways that sentence is wrong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But children usually do better with their two bio parents.

And your statistics to support that come from...? Even if one or both of their biological parents have issues with addiction/abuse/etc.?

Even if true, do children do better with one parent or two, regardless of the gender of the two?

Do children do better in foster care, or adopted by parents, regardless of the gender of the parents?

Do you have any valid statistics that imply that being raised by parents of the same gender in any way produces worse outcomes for the child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But children usually do better with their two bio parents.

And your statistics to support that come from...? Even if one or both of their biological parents have issues with addiction/abuse/etc.?

Even if true, do children do better with one parent or two, regardless of the gender of the two?

Do children do better in foster care, or adopted by parents, regardless of the gender of the parents?

Do you have any valid statistics that imply that being raised by parents of the same gender in any way produces worse outcomes for the child?

Unfortunately, the data on adoption is not good. Children fare no worse in their bio parents' homes. I would love to say that it is all the same, but it is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

rather narrow standards.

Those "narrow standards" have been the norm for centuries and centuries.

When Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Timothy Samuelson said tradition justified a ban on gay marriage, Judge Posner, a Reagan nominee, called tradition a “feeble” argument. Among other things, Posner said, "There was a tradition of not allowing black and whites, and, actually, other interracial couples from marrying. It was a tradition. It got swept aside. Why is this tradition better?”

Feel free to cite support for your "tradition" argument that enables you to differentiate this situation from the anti-miscegenation "tradition."

[Anonymous]

Cue the DCUMers who think being anti-gay is nothing like being anti-black, because....

Sorry, I forget. Why is that different again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But children usually do better with their two bio parents.

The AAP says you are wrong.