▲ 186 ▼ TIL, the late pioneer of feminism and political journalist Gloria Steinem was Christian Bale's stepmother up until his father's death. (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments RIP Gloria. May your empowering movement and stance against gender-based segregation in the workplace be a historical impact for the ages!
[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 10 points 1 day ago (1 child) Step mom isnt a legal term anywhere that i know of permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Instigate@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago Step-parents are definitely a legal concept in very many jurisdictions with regards to children - they have similar rights and responsibilities to natural parents and can often act as a parent would when interacting with services (schools, hospitals etc.), government agencies, and in general day-to-day life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago Step-parents are definitely a legal concept in very many jurisdictions with regards to children - they have similar rights and responsibilities to natural parents and can often act as a parent would when interacting with services (schools, hospitals etc.), government agencies, and in general day-to-day life. permalink fedilink source parent
