Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of the Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne, delivers a baby boy. Samuel David Cheney was born to Mary and her partner Heather Poe, at 9:46 a.m. ET. Reports say he weighed in at 8 lbs., 6 ounces. Attend the digital baby shower HERE.
Under Virginia law, Mary’s partner “will have no legal relationship with her child. She can’t adopt as a second parent. She won’t have her name on the birth certificate.” Perhaps Mary and Heather want to move to Maryland or the District of Columbia where the laws are friendlier. It's probably a shorter commute to her meetings at the Republican National Committee.
Meanwhile, as states such as Colorado move forward to allow gay men and lesbians the right to adopt children, President George Bush has not stated if he supports gay adoption.
Cheneys Welcome New Baby [CNN]
Some Background ...
Mary Cheney Pregnant [R20]
Christian Right Reacts to Mary Cheney's Pregnancy [R20]
The Kid Stays Out the Picture [R20]
What a life awaits that boy... a right-wing Republican VP's Republican lesbian daughter's son with two mommies. The pressure would seem to be on.
Posted by: Mark | 23 May 2007 at 18:16
Who is the father?
Posted by: derrick | 24 May 2007 at 01:22