Lesbian Lawyer Appeals Historic Custody Ruling
Michelle Kulstad’s fight continues.
The Montana-based lesbian celebrated yesterday after a judge granted her parental rights over ex-girlfriend Barbara Maniaci’s two children, whom Maniaci adopted while the gals were together.
Unfortunately for Kulstad, Maniaci’s lawyer, anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund’s Austin R. Nimocks immediately filed an appeal. And, naturally, his argument rests on hyperbole:
Nimocks said Thursday the case has “absolutely nothing to do” with Kulstad’s sexual orientation.“If Miss Kulstad was a man, we would still be in the case and making the same arguments,” he said. “Are we going to start granting ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends parental rights just because they lived under same roof? If so, how far do we go? Granting acquaintances and roommates parental rights over the objections of fit parents is a very dangerous precedent.”
Gawd! Those right-wingers are such drama queens!
“If Miss Kulstad was a man, we would still be in the case and making the same arguments”
Oh, of course they wouldn’t! What a load of horseshit!!
I’m thinking the only reason that Mr. Nimocks is representing Ms. Maniaci is because his sleazeball legal group is representing her for free, and has a VERY different agenda than Ms. Maniaci.
Nimocks is talking out of his ass; traditionally, yes, someone who merely lived with someone else with kids, and even those who are married, don’t necessarily have to adopt the children of their partner from a previous marriage or relationship. But she DID. Which makes any sort of ranting about it ridiculous. It’s pretty cut and dry.