Sign of the Times

Gay-rights proponents are cheering and some conservatives are up in arms after the State Department said it would replace the words "mother" and "father" on U.S. passport applications with gender-neutral terms.

Instead of "mother" and "father," the forms will read "parent one" and "parent two."

The sad part is that so many people view this as "progressive" and "enlightened."

(Cross-posted from Jen's Gyrations)

JASmius adds: Is that anything like how Jim West and Artimus Gordon were designated Secret Service agents #1 and #2 by President Grant at the end of Wild Wild West?

Kinda makes you want to tie lavender lobbiests down and throw a basket of tarantulas on 'em, doesn't it?