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Related: About this forumDPS won’t allow Mayor Annise Parker’s daughter to take driver’s test because she has two moms
A few weeks back I wrote about a woman who was refused a Texas drivers license because she had changed her name through a same-sex marriage in California.
Turns out the Texas Department of Public Safety wont honor name changes obtained through same-sex marriages in other states, based on the states anti-gay marriage amendment.
Now, it appears the DPS also wont allow the children of same-sex couples to take a drivers test if both of their parents names are listed on their birth certificate. It doesnt even matter if one of their parents is the mayor of Houston.
Heres Mayor Annise Parkers tweet from Thursday night:
Daughter needs drivers test. Has all docs, some in MomA name, some MomK, but w/ birth cert showing both. DPS says can only be from 1 mom!-A
Read more: http://www.lonestarq.com/dps-wont-allow-mayor-annise-parkers-daughter-to-take-drivers-test-because-she-has-two-moms/
Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)And turn Texas Blue asap. Our politicians are making us all a laughing stock with these stupid and hateful laws!
LeftInTX
(25,611 posts)coldean
(47 posts)Why are they even looking at parents sex??
It's her parents even if same sex MARRIAGE is illegal.
So not only is same sex marriage is not legal in Texas, same sex parenting is illegal as well???
I smell a lawsuit as well and it's going to be good
TexasTowelie
(112,520 posts)Yes, this can only boil down to discrimination and hopefully it can be resolved with an administrative order from the AG's office in some other manner. However, failing that resolution then I agree that a lawsuit is in order.
Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)DPS insisted it was a paperwork issue and not intentional
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/annise-parker-daughter_n_6043070.html