In a message dated 7/26/2002 12:56:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I am not interested in hearing religious or legal opinions, but a means of > presenting facts. > Fact: a same sex marriage cannot produce a child, therefore there are no "genes" passed on from the lesbian who acts in place of the biological father in society. Thus, That person has no place in a genealogy chart. Using that premise, there can be no family tree, so you may as well dispose of your genealogy program. Earl B. Akers, Sr. Puyallup WA <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~banyantree">The Banyan Tree</A>