The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology, the State Department says.
“The words in the old form were ‘mother’ and ‘father,’” said Brenda Sprague, deputy assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services. "They are now ‘parent one’ and ‘parent two.’"
Gay rights groups are applauding the decision.
“Changing the term mother and father to the more global term of parent allows many different types of families to be able to go and apply for a passport for their child without feeling like the government doesn’t recognize their family,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Equality Council
The new gender-neutral passport application will be rolled out in February.
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Isaiah 1:2 'Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me'
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(For the record...there is no 'end' of the world [Eph. 3:21] - but as the Word of God foretells - an end to the present 'dispensation of grace' will certainly occur) Maranatha
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Isaiah 1:2 'Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me'
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(For the record...there is no 'end' of the world [Eph. 3:21] - but as the Word of God foretells - an end to the present 'dispensation of grace' will certainly occur) Maranatha
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