One of the most largely debated subjects in the world, especially by the LGBT community and the religious community, is the issue of gay parents.
When I was young and Cindy married Barbie (much to the dismay of Ken who was mostly either dressed as a macho vicar or discarded to one side), Polly Pocket became their daughter.
This dream was shot down pretty quick as I was told ‘Darling, two girls can’t have children’. I actually recall this being said by a dumpy primary school teacher and I wish that my young self had realised she was wrong. At that age, unfortunately, you believe everything a teacher says. They also told me Pluto was a planet, which turned out to be bull shit aswell.
The truth is, there are many ways Barbie and Cindy could have Polly Pocket. They could have bought Ken into the picture and gone for the good old turkey baster method. They could adopt. And similar options are avaliable to gay men: egg donation and surrogate mothers, adoption.
Of course, I was never told this as a child, and I don’t understand why that when you’re mentioning the birds and the bee’s, you can’t include the queens and the banchees.
Why does the general population seem so anti gay parenting? If they’re not bringing in the ‘its against god’ argument then its the ‘its unnatural’ argument or the ‘as long as the child has a role model of their own sex in the life’. Not stoning menstruating women is against God, polyester isn’t natural, and nobody says its ok for a widowed mother to keep her child providing they have a role model of the same sex!
There is not one true argument against homosexual parenting.
So why are people so scared about the prospect of gay parenting?
I have narrowed this down to a couple of possibilities.
1. Outright homophobia. People who believe gay people do not have human rights.
2. Downright Stupidity.
People who are under the illusion that same sex parents are somehow worse parents, despite a recent study showing that the children of lesbian couples, on average, are happier and do better at school.
3. Traditionalists.
People who want to preserve the ‘traditional family’, despite the world changing every day into something bigger and better.
So. In conclusion, I believe there is no foundation to believe there is anything wrong with same sex parenting.
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C x