http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/23/gay-babies-the-new-man-purse.aspxHere&#39;s s new twist on two old themes: One, the theme of &quot;children-as-status-symbol&quot; and two, the theme of &quot;gays-with-babies-are-conservative.&quot; To give you a fair warning, both drive me nuts. Anyone who thinks a child is a statusenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/23/gay-babies-the-new-man-purse.aspx#139777Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:25:03 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:139777Della<p>She's adorable!</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=139777" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/23/gay-babies-the-new-man-purse.aspx#139412Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:04:06 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:139412JeanneSager<p>Amen sister. That claiming the rights that should be afforded to everyone would make people &quot;too conservative&quot; is ludicrous. Was Martin Luther King conservative? Rosa Parks? It comes down to a matter of equality - EVERYONE should be granted these rights. And if a gay man decides he wants to have a biologically-related child, an act that goes unquestioned daily for straight men, he's not creating a status symbol. He's creating a child. </p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=139412" width="1" height="1">