Mary Cheney Has Son
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: May 23, 2007 - 5:00 pm ET
(Washington) Mary Cheney, the openly gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, has given birth to a son.
Samuel David Cheney was born this morning at Sibley Hospital in Washington, weighing in at 8 lbs., 6 oz.
Cheney and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, live in Virginia. Under that state's law Poe is not considered a co-parent and has no legal rights.
The pregnancy raised the ire of religious conservatives who accused Cheney of having the baby for poitical purposes to push "a gay agenda"
In a February speech at Barnard College she dismissed the criticism.
"This is a baby," Cheney said. "This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate by people on either side of an issue. It is my child."
A week earlier Dick Cheney became testy when CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked him what he thought of conservatives who are critical of his daughter's pregnancy. Cheney told Blitzer he was "over the line."
Samuel David is Dick Cheney's sixth grandchild.
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Dick and Lynne Cheney pose with their grandson Samuel David
Mary Cheney, the openly lesbian daughter of United States Vice President Dick Cheney, has a given birth to a son, named Samuel David Cheney. The baby was born weighing 8 lbs and 6 ounces (3.9 kg).

Cheney intends to raise the child with her partner, Heather Poe.

Samuel David is the sixth grandchild of the Vice President. The grandparents, Dick and wife, Lynne, posed for pictures with the newborn within hours of Samuel David's arrival. 

In February, while pregnant, Mary said: "This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate by people on either side of an issue. It is my child."