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The well being of children of heterosexual unions is a key logic in rulings against same-sex marriage in recent court cases in Washington, New York and the current court case over Proposition 8 in California. This paper will being with an examination of the historical development of children's rights and welfare vis-à-vis their parents in the U.S. and in international law and how these arguments have been used to defend 'traditional' marriage. The paper will suggest that international law and institutions addressing children's rights and welfare have created a globalized child, one that possesses the same needs and wants and requires identical rights. According to international laws and norms addressing children, all children under age 18 cannot be denied these rights regardless of gender, nationality, religion and other social markers that are employed to categorize children. This paper will argue that opposition to same-sex marriage based on distinguishing rights for some children (those of heterosexual parents) as opposed to other children (those of queer unions) is ultimately unsustainable given the trends in children's rights nationally and internationally in the last 60 years. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]