Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby surfsteve » Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:37 pm



A bill under consideration by California lawmakers would allow children to have more than two parents.

The bill, SB 1476, introduced by Sen. Mark Leno (D) from San Francisco, amends California’s current two-parent-per-child law to allow for several of them to protect the best interests of the child.

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The additional parents would have to meet a court-established definition of a parent, according to Leno.

“The bill brings California into the 21st century, recognizing that there are more than Ozzie and Harriet families today,” Leno told the Sacramento Bee.
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The bill is not meant to expand the definition of who can qualify as a parent, but rather to eliminate the limit of two per child, he said.

Leno said inspiration for the bill came from a 2011 state appellate court case in which a young girl had two mothers. When one of the mothers was sent to prison and the other was hospitalized, the girl’s biological father wished to care for her.

The court, however, ruled the biological father could not be a legal guardian because of California’s current law allowing only two parents per child.

The state took custody of the child.

Leno said the law would have limited application in California and is similar to legislation already present in other states – Delaware, Maine and Pennsylvania – and the District of Columbia.

SB 1476 passed in the Senate in late May and is scheduled to be considered by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on July 9.

Groups in opposition to the legislation, such as the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, claim the bill would create confusion in the minds of children.

For example, ACFLS President Diane Wasznicky said it would create an exception to California’s formula for child support payments.

Benjamin Lopez, a legislative analyst for the Traditional Values Coalition, also blasted Leno’s bill as a new attempt to “revamp, redefine and muddy the waters” of family structure in the drive to legalize gay marriage, he told the Sacramento Bee.

Under the proposal, families with three or more parents would share custody, financial responsibility and visitation for the child, based on a judge’s determination of each parent’s wealth and the time spent with the child.

The legislation does not place any limit on the number of recognized parents a child could have, although, Leno called the possibility of a child having five or six parents “laughable.”
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby panamint_patty » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:17 am

PANSEXUALITY
Pans are sexy?
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby James Sel » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:14 pm

I sold a frying pan at the flea market once upon a time ............dammit should have never done that........she was a heavy black iron pan and really knew how too caramelize.
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby shadylady » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:05 am

Cougar Life NSFW Billboard on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles
Great quote from this news clip: "And younger women are often cranky, indecisive, needy, immature and play a lot of games." Hate to say it, but as an older woman I know this to be so true!
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby panamint_patty » Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:48 am

Ridiculist: Korean horse riding fitness machine
This one is so weird I don't know where it should go, but...
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby shadylady » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:07 am

Sheep Sex Report
Bestiality was decriminalized in Sweden in 1944!
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby wildrose » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:00 am

Pansexual - Mary Gonzalez, Texas State Representative
Our hosts discuss what they call the GENDER SPECTRUM. Just keeping it weird? How did someone like this get elected to office in Texas of all places? More power to her, but she's really pushing the envelope!
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"Mary Gonzalez broke barriers when she became her state's only openly lesbian lawmaker when she was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. Now, however, Gonzalez is going even further, telling the Dallas Voice that she instead identifies herself as "pansexual." As ThinkProgress notes, Gonzalez's admission makes her perhaps the only openly pansexual elected U.S. official. Though many might describe Gonzalez's orientation as bisexual, pansexuals don't believe in a "gender binary," and hence can be attracted to all gender identities..."

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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby shadylady » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:04 am

18 Again Vaginal Tightening Gel Commercial
This commercial from India is actually in English and so is the slogan: "Get it right! Get it tight!"
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby wildrose » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:27 am

Kendra Wilkinson on Playboy lifestyle
This young lady seems to have a firm grasp on reality. She was immersed in the Playboy lifestyle for a time, but always realized that it was a fantasy world. The problem is that not everybody understands the difference between fantasy and reality.
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Re: Polygamy (Alternative Lifestyles)

Postby shadylady » Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:12 am

Are Unmarried Men Stigmatized?
Some interesting stereotypes based on the marital status of males. George Clooney is mentioned as a prime example.
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