"This week I saw an ad for Ancestry.com so i decided to check out their website.
As I did the free sample I noticed that you must select male/female when you register and then based on your gender input you get to add a wife/husband of the opposite sex. I was upset by this and being inspire to cause an impact I sent this letter:
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Hello,

I was starting to use your site but noticed a few things that are alienating and discriminating towards people who are not Straight. First of all if you identify as male or female, only people of the opposite sex are offered as husband or wife. Marriage Equality is law in Massachusetts and Connecticut and therefore your tree is not accurate. In addition some people may have spouses without being married.

In addition, there are people who don’t identify as male or female. Why not add an “other” category?

Thank you
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Today,
I checked my email and was really happy and encouraged to get this email:
-We appreciate your message.
Due to a technical limitation with Ancestry.com online family trees, users currently cannot easily include same gender partners and spouses in their family tree. Our desktop software program(s), Family Tree Maker 2008/2009, do include this functionality. We are working aggressively on this issue on Ancestry and anticipate resolving it by the end of the first quarter of 2009. As the leader in online family history, we are constantly seeking to evolve and improve our service with a goal of allowing all to tell their unique family story.
If there is anything else with which we might assist you, please let us know.
Member Solutions
Ancestry.com
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
I think this is a GREAT response especially their goal of “allowing all to tell their unique family story”

to be continued in the reply to this post..."