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})}, onShareButtonClicked: goToCommentBox }; gigya.services.socialize.showShareBarUI(conf_60020,params_60020); </script> <div class="story-body sbd"><div id="attachment_60021" style="width: 3610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/files/2015/07/SUPREME_COURT_GAY_MARRIAGE_IOWA_44672381.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-60021" title="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/files/2015/07/SUPREME_COURT_GAY_MARRIAGE_IOWA_44672381.jpg" alt="Lindsey Clark, left, and her wife, Joanne Abbas, carry their children on the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Ia., to celebrate the United States Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage on June 26. (Associated Press)" width="3600" height="2400"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lindsey Clark, left, and her wife, Joanne Abbas, carry their children on the pedestrian mall in Iowa City, Ia., to celebrate the United States Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage on June 26. (Associated Press)</p></div> <p>After <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/a-historic-day-in-dallas-throughout-state-as-supreme-court-oks-same-sex-marriage.html/">Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage</a>, some gay and lesbian couples in Texas have raised questions about another legal document – birth certificates.</p> <p>They want Texas birth certificates to list two parents’ names, even if a child has two moms or two dads. Birth certificates issued by the state list one mother and one father.</p> <p>Change could come in the next few weeks, said Carrie Williams, a spokeswoman for Texas Department of State Health Services. She said state officials are reviewing the Supreme Court decision with attorneys and the attorney general’s office. They’re looking at how the ruling could compel revision to other vital records, such as death certificates that list a surviving spouse, she said.</p> <p>“Once we complete that analysis, we would make any necessary changes as soon as possible,” Williams said in an email.</p> <p>State Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, was pushing for a change to birth certificates long before the Supreme Court ruling. For the past four legislative sessions, he has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/pdf/HB00537I.pdf#navpanes=0">filed a bill to remove gender-specific language</a> from a supplemental birth certificate that couples — including same-sex couples — use for adoption.</p> <p>Three times, Anchia’s bill died in committee. It made it out of committee this session <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/bill-allowing-same-sex-parents-on-supplemental-adoption-birth-certificates-moves-forward-for-first-time.html/">and won some Republican support</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/21/gay-rights-activists-find-unlikely-ally-republican/">, </a> but died because of the legislative deadline.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SECktJ5fPac">In a passionate speech in April,</a> Anchia urged colleagues to put their views about same-sex marriage to the side and focus on Texas’ children. He noted that gender-specific language wasn’t added until 1997 and said it makes life difficult for children raised by gay and lesbian couples or same-sex relatives, such as two aunts or two grandpas.</p> <p>“You know the kid is innocent,” he told them. “They didn’t pick their parents, but those are the parents that they have. And those are the parents they love. And they deserve an accurate birth certificate.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/SECktJ5fPac" width="420" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"><a style="text-decoration: underline;" title="View Texas birth certificate application on Scribd" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/https://www.scribd.com/doc/270829192/Texas-birth-certificate-application">Texas birth certificate application</a></p> <p><iframe id="doc_12163" class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646if_/https://www.scribd.com/embeds/270829192/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" data-auto-height="false" data-aspect-ratio="undefined"></iframe></p> </div><div id="ctx-sl-subscribe" class="ctx-clearfix"></div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646cs_/http://contextlysitescripts.contextly.com/kit/assets/2.9/widgets--page-view.css" type="text/css" media="all"/> <div id="ctx-module" class="ctx-module-container ctx-clearfix"></div> <div class="OUTBRAIN ArticleOutbrainThumb" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646oe_/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/" data-widget-id="AR_6" data-ob-template="dallasnews"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script><h3 class="tf1f3 r5 sbd groupHeadline simple-separator-top">Editor Picks</h3><div style="clear:both;"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646js_/http://www.dallasnews.com/?widgetName=topPicks&contentId=1079301&js"></script> <!-- .entry-content --> </article> <script type="text/javascript">jqLoad.push(function(){contextlyInit();});</script> <!-- #post-60020 --> <div id="comments"> <h2 id="comments-title"> 34 thoughts on “<span>After Supreme Court decision, Texas’ gay and lesbian parents turn attention to birth certificates</span>” </h2> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-89973"> <article id="comment-89973" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89973"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T15:42:05+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 3:42 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I dont get it because to me the birth certificate wouldnt be accurate because there is no way physically for this to happen. You can adopt a child but that still wouldnt ever change who the actual birth mother and father. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-89976"> <article id="comment-89976" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89976"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T15:55:43+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 3:55 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>How much longer is the DMN going to publish all this homosexual hogwash?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-89980"> <article id="comment-89980" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89980"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:03:56+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:03 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>So when a hetero married couple use a sperm donor the certificate lists the married couple as parents- not the donor. Now instead have the married couple be 2 women. Get it yet?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-89985"> <article id="comment-89985" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89985"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:12:14+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:12 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>A birth certificate should list the biological parents names, even in cases where donor eggs or sperm was used. Too many people have no way of knowing family medical history without that information. I am ok with listing the legal parents, hetreo/homosexual, adoptive or otherwise. But for the health and well being of the child they should have a legal right to know as much about their biological parent as possible.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-89987"> <article id="comment-89987" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89987"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:13:05+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:13 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>except it still involves a man and woman. the creation of a child requires the combination of DNA in a SSM only one of the spouses is directly involved in the creation of the child unless the laws of biology/nature have been overturned such that two sperm can create a child or two eggs can. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-89997"> <article id="comment-89997" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-89997"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:36:44+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:36 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>What the rainbow Nazi’s want, the rainbow Nazi’s get</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90000"> <article id="comment-90000" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90000"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:47:45+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:47 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Yes that is because physically it takes a man and woman. A man and a woman are required. I think if you want to change that then you need to talk to the one that created man and woman. But don’t think the supreme court can help you there.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90001"> <article id="comment-90001" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90001"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:53:55+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:53 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I believe what they’re talking about is a supplemental birth certificate, which is listed in the case of adoption. It’s also possible to get a certificate amended for certain reasons such as incorrect information on the original document, or what they call a “significant change” in last name. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90002"> <article id="comment-90002" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90002"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T16:54:24+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 4:54 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Again, I think they’re talking about a supplemental birth certificate.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90005"> <article id="comment-90005" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90005"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:02:14+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:02 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Birth Certificate? – what birth certificate?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90006"> <article id="comment-90006" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90006"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:03:39+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:03 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>“Change could come in the next few weeks” - <br/>Lawsuit will be filed tomorrow - we can’t wait till few weeks.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90007"> <article id="comment-90007" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90007"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:04:10+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:04 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Technically, it only takes sperm and egg. Man and woman are not required.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90012"> <article id="comment-90012" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90012"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:09:07+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:09 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Yes, it’s been a real cake walk getting to this point… gay bar raids, arrests for just being gay, fired from jobs, disowned by families, beat up, told we were going to Hell, likened to pedophiles, having “mental disorders”, reparative therapy… the list goes on. Walk a mile in a gay person’s shoes before you spout off some vile comparison to “Nazis” getting whatever they want.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90013"> <article id="comment-90013" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90013"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:10:56+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:10 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Here we go. There will be no end to this insanity. The gay agenda will continue to keep the pot stirred. I am offended by 3% of the US population imposing their views on me.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90015"> <article id="comment-90015" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90015"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T17:14:38+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 5:14 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>How are they imposing their views on you? Were you required to marry a same-sex partner when the judgment was made? Was your church burned to the ground, or did they have armed troops prohibiting you from entering?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90018"> <article id="comment-90018" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90018"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T18:01:29+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 6:01 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>How do you suppose they get that sperm and egg…technically?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90019"> <article id="comment-90019" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90019"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T18:11:33+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 6:11 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Guess there needs to be 2 types of Birth Certificates. Biological ones which will list Mother & Father (Until they can prove 2 gay me or 2 lesbian women can concieve with someone of the opposite gender.) And then a LEGAL birth certificate which will be totally gender neutral showing nothing more than legal parents at time of birth.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90022"> <article id="comment-90022" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90022"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T18:35:39+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 6:35 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>“Technically” was an oxymoron given his statement. Perhaps he meant to use the word “fallaciously” instead of technically. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90025"> <article id="comment-90025" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90025"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T20:56:21+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 8:56 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>David, how about concerning yourself with your marriage and your family and mind your own business? This doesn’t concern you. Nobody is imposing their views on you. Nobody is forcing you to live your life differently. However, you seem to want to force your views on how other people are living their lives. My husband and I have been married for over 11 years and finally we have the same legal rights as other married couples. Obviously this has a huge impact on the n your life… nOT! If we had children through suragecy how the birth certificate read would have strong legal rammifications, none of which impact you at all. The only insanity here is your wanting to stick your nose where it doesn’t belong. <div></div> <div>As far as keeping the pot stirred LGBT people still have many issues that need to be addressed. We can still be fired in 29 states and denied housing. As much as 40% of homeless youth are LGBT most likely because their parents are offended as you put it. LGBT youth are much more likely to attempt and succeed at committing suicde than strategy ght kids because they experience so much grief from people who are offended by their existence.</div> <div></div> <div>It has been 150 years since the end of the Civil War and African Americans still face unacceptable discrimination, hate crimes and abuse by law enforcerment and a totally unbalanced, biased criminal justice system. Women are not paid as much as men and according to Donald Trump most Mexicans who come to the U.S. are rapists and undesireables. No doubt these other groups offend you as well and it is probably bably just awful for you when they stir the pot too.</div> <div></div> <div>Personally, I am going to keep fighting to be treated the same as other Americans and I am going to fight for the rights of other minorities to make sure they are as well. Ensuring that all Americans have equal rights isn’t offensive. It is what our country was founded upon. Most people came to this country because they were being oppresed elsewhere.</div> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90028"> <article id="comment-90028" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90028"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-07T21:17:52+00:00">July 7, 2015 at 9:17 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Best to ignore the people like David. They enjoy being miserable. Too bad. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90034"> <article id="comment-90034" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90034"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T00:32:40+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:32 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Sad but true. </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90037"> <article id="comment-90037" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90037"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T07:14:05+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 7:14 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>They’re not done! Oh, no.</p> <p>They’re JUST GETTING STARTED!</p> <p>And The News will bring us every spine-tingling bit of the action!</p> <p></p> <p>Meanwhile, stories such as these below will be ignored.</p> <p>(They don’t fit the agenda.):</p> <div> <p></p> <p>*35 test positive for TB at one El Paso school</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/35-People-Test-Positive-for-Tuberculosis-at-El-Paso-School-312298891.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/35-People-Test-Positive-for-Tuberculosis-at-El-Paso-School-312298891.html</a></p> <p></p> <p>*ICE: More than 347,000 convicted criminal illegal immigrants at large in U.S.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/more-than-347000-convicted-criminal-immigrants-at-large-in-u-s/" rel="nofollow">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/more-than-347000-convicted-criminal-immigrants-at-large-in-u-s/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Mother of son slain by illegal immigrant backs Trump </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152794/My-son-murdered-Mexican-illegal-immigrant-just-like-Kathryn-Steinle-s-time-people-listened-Donald-Trump-says-mother-gunned-teenage-football-star.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152794/My-son-murdered-Mexican-illegal-immigrant-just-like-Kathryn-Steinle-s-time-people-listened-Donald-Trump-says-mother-gunned-teenage-football-star.html</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Census Bureau: 1 in 5 Americans receive government welfare</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://freebeacon.com/issues/one-in-five-americans-participates-in-government-assistance-programs-each-month/" rel="nofollow">http://freebeacon.com/issues/one-in-five-americans-participates-in-government-assistance-programs-each-month/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Harvard: Home ownership at 20-year low; blacks suffer most</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-home-ownership-at-20-year-low-blacks-suffer-most/article/2567738" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-home-ownership-at-20-year-low-blacks-suffer-most/article/2567738</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Okla. governor defies Supreme Court; Ten Commandments will stay at Capitol </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.theamericanmirror.com/showdown-ok-governor-vows-ten-commandments-monument-to-remain-at-capitol/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theamericanmirror.com/showdown-ok-governor-vows-ten-commandments-monument-to-remain-at-capitol/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Kenyan leader warns: If Obama preaches ‘gay agenda’ he’ll be told ‘shut up, go home’</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/kenyan-leader-warns-if-obama-preaches-gay-agenda-we-will-tell-him-to-shut-up-and-go-home/" rel="nofollow">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/kenyan-leader-warns-if-obama-preaches-gay-agenda-we-will-tell-him-to-shut-up-and-go-home/</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90038"> <article id="comment-90038" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90038"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T07:15:07+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 7:15 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>THIS is libs’ response to their opposition. IGNORE them.</p> <p>The News does the same.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90039"> <article id="comment-90039" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90039"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T07:16:28+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 7:16 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><div> <p>They’re not done! Oh, no.</p> <p>They’re JUST GETTING STARTED!</p> <p>And The News will bring us every spine-tingling bit of the action!</p> <p></p> <p>Meanwhile, stories such as these below are IGNORED.</p> <p>(They don’t fit the agenda.):</p> <div> <p></p> <p>*35 test positive for TB at one El Paso school</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/35-People-Test-Positive-for-Tuberculosis-at-El-Paso-School-312298891.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/35-People-Test-Positive-for-Tuberculosis-at-El-Paso-School-312298891.html</a></p> <p></p> <p>*ICE: More than 347,000 convicted criminal illegal immigrants at large in U.S.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/more-than-347000-convicted-criminal-immigrants-at-large-in-u-s/" rel="nofollow">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/more-than-347000-convicted-criminal-immigrants-at-large-in-u-s/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Mother of son slain by illegal immigrant backs Trump </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152794/My-son-murdered-Mexican-illegal-immigrant-just-like-Kathryn-Steinle-s-time-people-listened-Donald-Trump-says-mother-gunned-teenage-football-star.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152794/My-son-murdered-Mexican-illegal-immigrant-just-like-Kathryn-Steinle-s-time-people-listened-Donald-Trump-says-mother-gunned-teenage-football-star.html</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Census Bureau: 1 in 5 Americans receive government welfare</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://freebeacon.com/issues/one-in-five-americans-participates-in-government-assistance-programs-each-month/" rel="nofollow">http://freebeacon.com/issues/one-in-five-americans-participates-in-government-assistance-programs-each-month/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Harvard: Home ownership at 20-year low; blacks suffer most</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-home-ownership-at-20-year-low-blacks-suffer-most/article/2567738" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-home-ownership-at-20-year-low-blacks-suffer-most/article/2567738</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Okla. governor defies Supreme Court; Ten Commandments will stay at Capitol </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.theamericanmirror.com/showdown-ok-governor-vows-ten-commandments-monument-to-remain-at-capitol/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theamericanmirror.com/showdown-ok-governor-vows-ten-commandments-monument-to-remain-at-capitol/</a></p> <p></p> <p>*Kenyan leader warns: If Obama preaches ‘gay agenda’ he’ll be told ‘shut up, go home’</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/kenyan-leader-warns-if-obama-preaches-gay-agenda-we-will-tell-him-to-shut-up-and-go-home/" rel="nofollow">http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/kenyan-leader-warns-if-obama-preaches-gay-agenda-we-will-tell-him-to-shut-up-and-go-home/</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90040"> <article id="comment-90040" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90040"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T07:17:00+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 7:17 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Absolutely agree, David.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90041"> <article id="comment-90041" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90041"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T07:17:58+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 7:17 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Lots of strawmen there!</p> <p>(Or is it strawpersons?)</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90043"> <article id="comment-90043" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90043"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T09:03:24+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 9:03 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Keep up the good fight <span>State Rep. Rafael Anchia!</span></p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90046"> <article id="comment-90046" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90046"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:03:44+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:03 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>you mean the “agenda” of rightful EQUALITY?</p> <p>How is rightful EQUALITY under the US Constitution “insanity”?</p> <p> </p> <p>Guess you were the kind of person offended when mixed couples wanted to get married. Do the words “BIGOT” and “HYPOCRITE” describe you to a T? </p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90047"> <article id="comment-90047" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90047"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:04:13+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:04 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>and how is anything she said not the truth?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90048"> <article id="comment-90048" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90048"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:04:47+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:04 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>You have a problem with rightful EQUALITY under the US Constitution?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90049"> <article id="comment-90049" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90049"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:05:27+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:05 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I guess bigots DO hang together for support, particularly in light of low intelligence.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90050"> <article id="comment-90050" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90050"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:06:00+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:06 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Robert – you have a problem with rightful equality under the US Constitution?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-90051"> <article id="comment-90051" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90051"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-08T12:07:14+00:00">July 8, 2015 at 12:07 pm</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>you do realize that that’s not always possible, particularly when one goes to a sperm clinic, right? Names are never used, only #s, for the donors.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> </div><!-- .reply --> </article><!-- #comment-## --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-90075"> <article id="comment-90075" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646im_/http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/?d=http://res.dallasnews.com/resources/images/DMNlogoBLK.png&s=68" class="avatar avatar-68 photo avatar-default" height="68" width="68"/><span class="fn">Anonymous</span> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150710100646/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/after-supreme-court-decision-texas-gay-and-lesbian-parents-turn-attention-to-birth-certificates.html/#comment-90075"><time pubdate datetime="2015-07-09T08:20:59+00:00">July 9, 2015 at 8:20 am</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author .vcard --> </footer> <div 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