Mary Cheney is having a boy: Jennifer Chrisler responds
admin on Apr 5th 2007
Family Pride executive director Jennifer Chrisler responds to the annoucement that Mary Cheney will be having a boy:
Vice President Cheney revealed yesterday that he and his wife are expecting a grandson when his lesbian daughter, Mary Cheney, delivers her baby next month. And, once again, the Vice President evaded the issue of the rights and protections LGBTQ families should be able to provide their children. When questioned by Wolf Blitzer on CNN about the impending arrival of his grandchild, Cheney refused to respond, saying the topic is “off limits.”
The Vice President continually fails to address the lack of federal protections for same-sex parents. “I think each state ought to have the capacity to decide how they want to handle those issues,” he said. “And I obviously think it’s important for us as a society to be tolerant and respectful of whatever arrangements people enter into.”
The fact is, in the state of Virginia, where Mary and her partner Heather reside, Heather will have no legal relationship to the child she and Mary are bringing into the world.
The Vice President continues to side-step the issue of legal rights for LGBTQ parents and their children. But, some day soon, his grandson will ask why Grandpa Cheney did nothing to protect his own family from the vicious attacks directed at LGBTQ families in this country.
As Family Pride prepares for our return en masse to the White House Egg Roll this Monday, April 9, we look forward to welcoming Mary, Heather and their son into LGBTQ family community.”
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