Missouri town may evict unmarried parents

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Mo. Town Denies Unmarried Couple Permit - Yahoo! News:

BLACK JACK, Mo. - The city council has rejected a measure allowing unmarried couples with multiple children to live together, and the mayor said those who fall into that category could soon face eviction.

Olivia Shelltrack and Fondrey Loving were denied an occupancy permit after moving into a home in this St. Louis suburb because they have three children and are not married.

The town's planning and zoning commission proposed a change in the law, but the measure was rejected Tuesday by the city council in a 5-3 vote.

"I'm just shocked," Shelltrack said. "I really thought this would all be over, and we could go on with our lives."

The current ordinance prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption." The defeated measure would have changed the definition of a family to include unmarried couples with two or more children.

Mayor Norman McCourt declined to be interviewed but said in a statement that those who do not meet the town's definition of family could soon face eviction.

Black Jack's special counsel, Sheldon Stock, declined to say whether the city will seek to remove Loving and Shelltrack from their home.

Comments

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Why single out the gays when there are plenty of poor straight folks who are waiting to be persecuted?

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

If the anti-gay activists have their way, the godless hets are next on their list, you can bet on it.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

And "godless" refers to anyone who doesn't subscribe to their brand of Christianity.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking that. I'm nto sure if I'm even more disturbed, or comforted, by the fact that they are even-handedly going after everyone.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I dunno. The whole thing leaves me feeling queasy.