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195 Appendix 4 Interview Questions for Parents I. Tell me your story in a nutshell—events leading up to court case: 1. Decision to have child, division of responsibility 2. Were you confident going in that the law (going to court) would secure your parental rights? 3. What has happened since the Court of Appeals decision? II. How does it affect you to have this court say that you are not a parent? 1. How does it make you feel? 2. How has the decision changed your identity, if at all? 3. Do you think people in your community identify you as no longer a parent since the decision? 4. Did they identify you as a parent before? Are they supportive of you? III. Do you think the decision was based at all on the fact that you are a lesbian? 1. If so, how? 2. Do you have any indications that the judge or justices had antigay leanings? IV. Did you or the attorneys introduce expert testimony or briefs to support your position? What did it consist of? How do you think the judges received it? V. Talk about the court’s ability to define what a family is and what a parent is: 1. Should they be able to do this? 2. What should their role be? 3. What would you like people (lawmakers and judges) to learn from your experience? ...

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