"Think of the straight parents who send their kids into the lake in their carseats, or chop off their arms, or bury them in concrete... Loving parents are best."
Once again, apples to oranges. The percentages of biological parents who do this sort of thing are only a small percentage of all parents, and it is a smaller percentage than the percentage of gays or lesbians who abuse their children.
Dozens of recent studies continue to show that children who grow up with their biological parents outperform children from all other types of parenting situations in their physical, academic, social and emotional adjustment. Stop thinking only in stereotypes, and look at the big picture, backed by research. A mom and a dad are the best combination for the state to affirm as parents of children.
A few individual homosexuals may do as well as natural parents, but comparing the few high-achievers in this "trial promotion" period is not an appropriate way to evaluate a marriage policy for the entire nation. After the spotlight is off, standards may decline precipitously, especially if NAMBLA's agenda of promoting adult/child sex as its next item of business were to follow legalization of gay marriage.
Yes, but there are apples and oranges. There are good gay parents and there are bad straight parents. There are fewer than what, 5% gay people in the world? And most of them do not want or have children? So the few that do are not a huge problem for the rest of us.
I agree, a mother and a father, married, is the best structure of parenting for a child. Best STRUCTURE. Yet an awful lot depends on the individuals involved and their parenting approach, as well.
...but comparing the few high-achievers in this "trial promotion" period is not an appropriate way to evaluate a marriage policy for the entire nation.
There are less high achievers (% wise) among us in the hetero community. Just look at huge segments of us who don't marry and even have serial "baby daddies."
You and I agree. We want all kids growing up in a nice, loving, conservative family with a mommy and a daddy, married. To each other. LOL.
Here are the apples and the oranges. Apple: two gay men, loving and caring for their child, though exposing him to the idea that homosexuality is normal. Orange: a poor mom, two kids, each with a different baby daddy who doesn't show up much, a grandma to watch them while Mommy plays around and parties. Whoooops! Pregnant again! And after all that cocaine, too!