In North Carolina, six pairs of loving lesbian and gay parents are fighting for what every parent wants: safety and security for their children. The ACLU is kicking up a legal storm on behalf of them.

Karen Handel, the Sarah Palin acolyte who appears bent on bringing-to-Gilead the Komen Foundation if she doesn’t ruin its reputation first, is not simply opposed to Planned Parenthood and its “babykilling” practices. She’s the whole Palin package: she opposes marriage equality, and she opposes adoption by same-sex couples, too. All dressed up in a campaign for ethical reform of government by the ‘good ole boys.’