I’m Going To Be A Mother. Not A “Gestating Parent.”
Amala Ekpunobi
Amala Ekpunobi
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🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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New York has passed a bill that would outlaw the use of the words “mother” and “father” for some documentation in favor of “gestating parent” and “non-gestating parent.” Doesn’t the state have bigger concerns than woke language games? Let’s talk about it.
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| 0:00.0 | New York Democrats want to change the terms mother and father to gestating parents and non-gestating parent. |
| 0:06.0 | And as a gestating parent, I'm pissed off. |
| 0:09.0 | Happy Pride Month, I guess. Let's talk about it. |
| 0:11.0 | Yeah, you better. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, you better. |
| 0:17.0 | Guys, before we get into today's video, please like and subscribe. |
| 0:22.1 | Guys, I guess I'm not a mother anymore. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm a gestating parent. |
| 0:26.7 | At least that is possibly going to be the case in the state of New York where Democrats |
| 0:30.8 | have just proposed changing these terms in legal matters from mother and father to |
| 0:34.8 | gestating parents and non-gestating parents. |
| 0:37.2 | I'm going to show you a news clip here so we can get straight into this. When I tell you, there is a war on language right now. I mean it. Let's watch. Di Hockel signs this bill sitting on her desk. A new law will make it illegal to call them mother and father. Nate Foy has the details on this. Nate? Hey, Jackie. So yeah, New York Democrats argue |
| 0:55.3 | the words mother and father are outdated and need to be replaced with more inclusive terms |
| 1:00.6 | under state law. All that's needed now is Governor Kathy Hokel's signature. So if Hokel approves, |
| 1:05.9 | in New York's family court and in domestic and education law, a mother would be labeled as a gestating parent, a father as a non-gestating parent, and paternity proceedings to determine the child's father would be called parentage proceedings. |
| 1:20.9 | The bill passed the state Senate this week and the state assembly back in March. |
| 1:25.4 | Governor Hockel proudly calls herself New York's first mom governor. |
| 1:29.0 | It's unclear if she'll support this change, though. |
| 1:32.5 | I'm not familiar with what was introduced late last night, |
| 1:35.8 | so I'll take a look at it. |
| 1:37.0 | I have until the end of the year to review them and make a decision, |
| 1:39.5 | so I won't be commenting on pending legislation. |
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