I just read the headline saying that Rosie O'Donnell and her "spouse" have been broken up for two years. Her spouse moved out two years ago and Rosie doesn't like being single.
Let's remember, Rosie and her partner were legally married in San Francisco awhile back when it was legal for a short time to do so.
Here is what gets me just a bit. This article refers to this couple "breaking up" just like dating partners do.
Has the gay and lesbian community dealt with these questions:
1) How does one dissolve a legalized same sex partnership? How to you get "divorced"?
2) This is my biggest question.....children. Several of Rosie's kids are adopted, one of them I remember was born to her partner. Did Rosie legally adopt all the children, including the one born to her partner? How does child support flow?
I am bugged by how cavalierly the media I am reading makes their "breaking up" sound. I take issue with the fact that there is a gaggle of children in that household that are now subject to the mood swings of the courts as anyone wonders how these sorts of things are handled.
Does anyone have any knowledge on this at all?
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I have no clue but have been doing my own thinking lately, and it's making my brain hurt.
They've been broken up for two years?! Don't they own a travel business together?
Why shouldn't we expect people to be flippant about the kids of gay couples when heterosexuals are flippant about having kids out of wedlock all the time? We're way more interested in following our own personal feelings than preserving the greater good of our children.
You can pray for me. Issues like this within a family can be excruciatingly painful on both sides of the issue. (This is not a divorce situation, just an issue that is becoming more and more an "in your face" kind of thing.) Where to hold the tongue? Where to speak? When to stand our ground? This is not a young person and not someone who had "always" been gay. (Don't answer on my blog, please...) I don't want to be heartless but how long do we look the other way? Is 25 years long enough or is it too long? This person is almost 70 years old!
Martha, I am happy and privileged to pray for you! Anyone who cares to throw out some prayers for Martha, I am sure she wouldn't turn you down!
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