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Parent One, Parent Two to replace references to mother, father on passport forms
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jan 07, 2011 11:20pm |
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| Category | Announcement |
| Author | Mary Beth Sheridan and Ed O'Keefe |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Friday, January 7, 2011 04:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Goodbye, Mom and Dad. Hello, Parent One and Parent Two.
The State Department has decided to make U.S. passport application forms "gender neutral" by removing references to mother and father, officials said, in favor of language that describes one's parentage somewhat less tenderly.
The change is "in recognition of different types of families," according to a statement issued just before Christmas that drew widespread attention Friday after a Fox News report.
The announcement of the change was buried at the end of a Dec. 22 news release, titled "Consular Report of Birth Abroad Certificate Improvements," that highlighted unrelated security changes. |
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