Judge Denies Custody To Lesbian Mother

A judge stood by his earlier ruling that a mother’s lesbian lifestyle makes her an unfit parent, leaving the woman’s 4-year-old son in the custody of his grandmother Tuesday.

He also criticized Sharon Bottoms and her partner for their involvement in a network television movie about the custody battle over Tyler Doustou.

“Tyler was made the poster boy for a cause he could not and did not enlist,” the judge said. “I’m appalled at the movie contract.”

Bottoms had argued that her son was developing poorly under the custody of her mother, Kay Bottoms, and that she could give the boy as secure and loving a home as his grandmother could.

She and her partner, April Wade, fled the courthouse in tears after the decision.