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Post by phoenixferret on Dec 8, 2007 0:22:00 GMT -5
found another article that I thought related to this debate: www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=550Most, if not all I surmize would probably disagree with it. I agree with it 100%! I came from a 2-parent family myself, fortunately. And even though I have a lot of issues, I think I would have suffered more (both emotionally and other ways) if I had been raised by either a single father or a single mother, and even more so by 2 women or 2 men. I know that there are people on here that are anti-religion or similar, but I know in my heart that no matter what religion I was or am (and I have had my moments myself when I've been turned off of 'religion') I still would feel the same way regarding Ms. Phillips' thought-provoking article. ...Eurgh. "Anti-religion?" Is it perhaps more likely that you are simply a religious fanatic, which doesn't tend to go down well with non-religious or less religious people? How in the world can you suggest that having either a single parent or two parents of the same sex would have screwed you up more? I would bet dollars to donuts that if you've ever even seen a gay couple, you quickly pulled your collar up to your ears and scuttled out of the area. I doubt you are so much as on speaking terms with a gay couple--or a gay single, for that matter--let alone have any insight into "gay couples" as a demographic. It's not even worth addressing, but here are a couple of choice quotes from that highly unpleasant article: Good grief.
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Post by skyhint on Dec 8, 2007 0:50:33 GMT -5
Surely a real study has been done somewhere. Does having two female guardians or two male guardians affect a child in any way? Is there a difference if it is two lesbian mothers or lets say a grandma and a mother
What about a father who has a stereotypical feminine personality and a mother or a mother who has a "masculane" personality and a father
There are so many variables. Even if you could say that generally gay parents are bad and straight parents are good. Each parent (each person) is unique and any stats don't justify prohibitting all gays from adopting or using sperm banks. a simple (psychiatric and background) test that doesnt discriminate to see if you are a fit parent would work to ensure that orphaned children go to a good home is all that is needed.
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Post by theinfiniteabyss84 on Dec 8, 2007 1:24:41 GMT -5
found another article that I thought related to this debate: www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=550Most, if not all I surmize would probably disagree with it. I agree with it 100%! I came from a 2-parent family myself, fortunately. And even though I have a lot of issues, I think I would have suffered more (both emotionally and other ways) if I had been raised by either a single father or a single mother, and even more so by 2 women or 2 men. That's a bit ignorant. I was raised by my mom and grandmother. Many kids were/are raised in single parent homes. People will have issues no matter if they have a single parent home, 2 parent, mother/grandmother/whomever, or a gay couple. That is just going to happen. What matters is how good a parent they are, not *who* they are.
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Post by Astroruss on Dec 11, 2007 15:20:41 GMT -5
I have no problem with gay people becoming parents. Reflecting on my pro-life tendencies, i think that because gay people cannot have children of their own the adopted children left behind can actually benefit from being in a family of some kind. Better gay parents than no parents, i say. The only problem i see is the legal issues that children of gay parents would have to face concerning property and such.
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Post by madiocre on Feb 12, 2008 5:08:24 GMT -5
Being gay wouldn't effect the ability to parent. From my understanding the child would recieve alot of love and would be truly cherished . outside critism would suffice i guess and yeah the child may get teased but so do most other children and what doesnt kill you makes you stronger so long as you are loved at home. I guess also there is the argument that o no no role models as in the are both the same sex but really you dont need to have oth role models in your actual house children learn from every1 .
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Post by shon on Apr 11, 2009 9:49:45 GMT -5
i think it would be difficult for a child of gay parents in school and in life period. it is a hard situation, and lets face it, i just say some brutal hate crimes on TV yesterday. i do think that a person of each sex should be apart of a child's life, lets face it i have no idea of how to pee standing up, and good luck explaining menstrual cycles if you never had one. i'm not for single parents raising kids either, even though i was raised by my mom only. Yes it has had it effects on my life. i think kids should be nurtured and cared for, if by gay adopted parents, so be it. there are some situations im not for, like the guy born a woman living as a man artificially inseminated and giving birth, no way. i saw his/her interviews, i didnt see a fit parent, and confused? ?? YES. that is "out there" if you ask me. science will be the death of our society -Shon
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Post by rukryM on Apr 11, 2009 11:11:28 GMT -5
The only problem I see with this is the absence of accept from the rest of society, hence that the child{ren} may be prone to bullying, teasing, isolation and so on. The act of gay parenting in itself isn't "wrong" in any way.
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Post by madiocre on Nov 24, 2010 6:46:39 GMT -5
I think its wrong that they are not allowed to have children when drug addicts, alcholics, pedophiles, child molesters, wife beaters, racists ...... are. I dont know abou tthe situation in america or the uk or most places really but here in australia it is kinda disgusting. I grew up in a poor area with many drug addicts who had children and gave their children drugs from an early age such as 9 and yet nothing really was done to stop it . this was the case for a few families i saw around. Everynow and again they would be put into foster homes but clearly they needed more then a break every now and again. the system is overflooded off course and people worry about oh no we cant have gays adopting there won't be any "male/Female" role models..... if you ask me role models should be good examples of human beings not just gender based.
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Post by gals on Jan 16, 2011 23:07:43 GMT -5
Why not?
I mean, if they have parenting skills like heterosexual parents, I mean why not? Just because they're gay we should deprive them of their happiness and their choice in bringing up their kids.
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Post by NoPillsGonnaCure on Dec 8, 2015 14:14:40 GMT -5
, like the guy born a woman living as a man artificially inseminated and giving birth, no way. i saw his/her interviews, i didnt see a fit parent, and confused? ?? The urge to procreate is strong in most people, even the transgender people. I'm a trans-man and I had a kid. I had them in a natural way, but cis-people do artificial insemination too. I'm mostly gay. My kid is 20 now, and he's a great kid... in college and has a great girlfriend.
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