Sara Wheeler's life has become a contradiction. Once a proud lesbian, she's now a pariah among homosexuals. Once in a committed relationship with a female partner, she's rethinking her sexuality. And now she's doing something she once would have considered unthinkable -- arguing that homosexuals don't have the legal right to adopt children. Miss Wheeler is coming to grips with the fact that she's become an outcast for taking this step in a custody fight for her child. But she says that isn't what her fight is about. "It's about motherly rights." Sara, 36, and her partner, Missy, decided to start a family together and share the Wheeler last name. In 2000, Sara Wheeler gave birth to a son, Gavin, through artificial insemination. Two years later, they decided that Missy Wheeler should adopt the child and legally become his second parent. ... http://www.washingtontimes.com censor News |
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EU welcomes Arab peace plan |
| European Union foreign ministers hailed an Arab peace initiative for the Middle East on Saturday and agreed to engage with non-Hamas members of the new Palestinian national unity government. The ministers said .. full News |
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Deadliest bomb in Iraq war kills 152 |
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Hugo Chavez Imposes Easter Ban on Alcohol Sales in Venezuela |
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List of recalled pet foods grows longer |
| The recall of contaminated pet foods expanded Saturday to include a new brand, even as investigators puzzled over how a chemical called melamine would kill dogs and cats. Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. said it was r.. full News |
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Car Going Wrong Way Hits Greyhound Bus Head-On in Alabama, Killing 1 Person and Injuring 20 |
| A car going the wrong way on a divided highway collided head-on with a Greyhound bus early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 20, police said. The car, driven by a young woman, was headed southbound in a.. full News |
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