# Rep Jared Polis & spouse welcome new baby boy. \[edited title\]

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 30, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jared-polis-spouse-welcome-new-baby-boy-edited-title/598203 "2011-09-30T21:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jared-polis-spouse-welcome-new-baby-boy-edited-title/598203/1 "2011-09-30T21:59:58Z")

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[Mazel Tov](http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/09/30/congressman-jared-polis-partner-announce-baby/41648/) 😃

Am I right to say that this is a first? There are other gay people in Congress, but I’m not sure if anyone had a child while ‘out’ and serving a term. Here’s a small bit about the ‘[Congressional spouse](http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/polis.congressional.spouse/)’.

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> Each time we encounter injustice is an opportunity to be uncompromising, to prove a point, to not back down, but to pave the way. When, on the basis of our same-sex relationship, the military attempted to bar me from accompanying Jared on a congressional delegation to Seattle, we fought and I triumphantly took my seat alongside the other spouses.
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> When I was told by Member Services that my lost ID should never have read “spouse,” that the government recognizes me only as a “designee,” I prepared to fight – but then found the original card. Doubtless, these are but the opening acts of a years-long play about justice and the steady march of progress. For this, and for all we have to look forward to, I thank our constituents for the chance to change the world.

edit: Just realized my title said ‘partner’ instead of ‘spouse’. D’oh!

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jared-polis-spouse-welcome-new-baby-boy-edited-title/598203/2 "2011-09-30T22:18:20Z")

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> [@CitizenPained](#):
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> edit: Just realized my title said ‘partner’ instead of ‘spouse’. D’oh!

I changed it for you.