Appeals Court To Rehear Gay Parent Case

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A divorce case involving a father who had been sentenced to jail time for telling his son he is gay is now back in court. Joe Hogue's two-day jail sentence was thrown out by the state Court of Appeals last month. At the same time, however, the court said it was OK to have barred Hogue from "exposing" his middle-school-age son to Hogue's "gay lifestyle."

That part of the ruling could impact gay and lesbian parents across Tennessee, said attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, which has asked the court to reconsider. The court has agreed to rehear the case. No date for a hearing has been set.

"The courts have no business putting gay parents in the position of having to choose between raising their children and having a loving, committed relationship with their partner," said Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which is now representing Hogue for free.


http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/02/46724637.shtml?Element_ID=46724637

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1. What do these idiots think the father would do?

Have sex in front of his son? Would a straight parent do that? Do gays have less sense? I don't think so. I've been around gays all my life, never had a problem with their lifestyle.

Sheesh. You get the impression the judge had the guy mixed up with the child molester who was next up on the docket or something.