It's funny how people will often say in the debate over same sex marriage that even if they're allowed to marry, or cohabitate, or be 'domestic partners', that they shouldn't have kids either through artificial insemination or adoption. It's funny because they'll go on how other kids will tease them, and how will they explain to their friends that they have two moms, or two dads? Probably the same way I had to explain to certain people in my life who said "I feel sorry for Rick (that was my name back then), because he doesn't really fit in with white people OR black people". Fortunately for me I just wanted to have "good" friends, and it didn't matter what color they were and I was able to "fit in" with just about everybody. Oh sure, I got made fun of. Half-breed. Oreo. Whegro. That last one is kinda funny. But you get the idea. My great-aunt (my mom's aunt, that's my great-aunt, right?) told my grandma that it was horrible her daughter was going to marry a black man and for God's sake they better not have any children because think of how hard it will be on them!
Forty years ago when my parents got married the United States was in the middle of the Civil Rights movement. Back then many people felt what they were doing was absolutely disgusting. Some people still do. But don't use the kids as an excuse to further your own bigotry. I mean really, is the most important criteria for being good parents the fact that one has a ding dong and the other has a vajayjay? I hear stories all the time of hetero parents who physically and sexually abuse their kids, neglect them, lock them in cages, drown them in bath tubs, and get married to Britny Spears (I hope she gets some counselling).
So I guess if you hate gay people, fine, hate gay people. But don't pretend it's in the best interest of the kids because trust me, the kids will be fine. You'll just have to find another excuse.
Forty years ago when my parents got married the United States was in the middle of the Civil Rights movement. Back then many people felt what they were doing was absolutely disgusting. Some people still do. But don't use the kids as an excuse to further your own bigotry. I mean really, is the most important criteria for being good parents the fact that one has a ding dong and the other has a vajayjay? I hear stories all the time of hetero parents who physically and sexually abuse their kids, neglect them, lock them in cages, drown them in bath tubs, and get married to Britny Spears (I hope she gets some counselling).
So I guess if you hate gay people, fine, hate gay people. But don't pretend it's in the best interest of the kids because trust me, the kids will be fine. You'll just have to find another excuse.