Same-Sex Parenting

[Ardemax]

if they don't pressure them into being gay aswell, then im sure it's fine

[Inseriousity.]

Children do not bully by taking in to account social attitudes

Yes they do? They will take the social attitude of their parents mostly and imitate their values and beliefs. If a parent says that 'all homosexuals will burn in Hell' and a child with same-sex parents comes to the school, this would have no impact on the child? It's true that it wouldn't bother them as much as it would society, as the victim would just be another person to have control over but to disregard social attitudes when the bully is surrounded by them sounds wrong to me. Can you elaborate because maybe I misunderstood?

As for same-sex couples adopting, I see no problem in this. There are many children in homes who would rather have at least someone regardless of their sexuality or the situation. If they love the child like any heterosexual couple would, is there a problem with that? Maybe they will get bullied, maybe they won't but everyone gets bullied over something and a child should not be denied a home just because a couple are the same sex. A solid family structure is not restricted to heterosexual couples and to deny a same sex couple of a child would also be denying the child to a possible (not 100% but still possible) good future.

[-:Undertaker:-]

if they don't pressure them into being gay aswell, then im sure it's fine

You cannot be forced into being gay, yet again you do not have a clue what you are talking about, let alone what planet we are on.

Yes they do? They will take the social attitude of their parents mostly and imitate their values and beliefs. If a parent says that 'all homosexuals will burn in Hell' and a child with same-sex parents comes to the school, this would have no impact on the child? It's true that it wouldn't bother them as much as it would society, as the victim would just be another person to have control over but to disregard social attitudes when the bully is surrounded by them sounds wrong to me. Can you elaborate because maybe I misunderstood?

As for same-sex couples adopting, I see no problem in this. There are many children in homes who would rather have at least someone regardless of their sexuality or the situation. If they love the child like any heterosexual couple would, is there a problem with that? Maybe they will get bullied, maybe they won't but everyone gets bullied over something and a child should not be denied a home just because a couple are the same sex. A solid family structure is not restricted to heterosexual couples and to deny a same sex couple of a child would also be denying the child to a possible (not 100% but still possible) good future.

How ignorant of the affect on the child, do you know how sensitive some people are and how it can effect them. Of course people are bullied, for being nerds and so on but most of them things can be changed, changing your parents cannot. I know for a fact if a child has same-sex parents he'll be deprived of a normal childhood through no fault of his own. These issues take time, no awful government advert, education program or rights act will stop it. It comes from the peers and the parents, and it is something which will eventually be phased out, mainly with this upcoming generation now.

I said it before, equality must count for both sides and children come first and always.

[Inseriousity.]

How ignorant of the affect on the child, do you know how sensitive some people are and how it can effect them. Of course people are bullied, for being nerds and so on but most of them things can be changed, changing your parents cannot. I know for a fact if a child has same-sex parents he'll be deprived of a normal childhood through no fault of his own.

Of course I know how people can be sensitive but not every child is. There are many children in the care of social services who would very much like to have a family and it's insensitive to not give them that priviledge, regardless of the sexuality of the parents.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Of course I know how people can be sensitive but not every child is. There are many children in the care of social services who would very much like to have a family and it's insensitive to not give them that priviledge, regardless of the sexuality of the parents.

A child aged 14 or below cannot make a decision like this, especially when removed from the real world. I know not every child is, some children can appear tough but are sensitive - too much of a risk to play with lives.

[Ardemax]

You cannot be forced into being gay, yet again you do not have a clue what you are talking about, let alone what planet we are on.

yes you can
your parents have quite an affect on the way you grow up

so nice try

[-:Undertaker:-]

yes you can
your parents have quite an affect on the way you grow up

so nice try

I'm afraid that doesn't stand up, theres no way a child who has gay parents would suddenly become attracted to boys just because his parents are gay. If that was the case, we wouldn't have any gay people because they all have straight parents, meaning in your logic they would also be straight.

[RandomManJay]

What a load of rubbish, who ever's told you that knows **** all about developmental psychology.

[Ardemax]

I'm afraid that doesn't stand up, theres no way a child who has gay parents would suddenly become attracted to boys just because his parents are gay. If that was the case, we wouldn't have any gay people because they all have straight parents, meaning in your logic they would also be straight.

you don't read my posts properly, so i won't bother writing a proper comment back..

i said gay parents will have an affect on their child's life... which is sorta true

[-:Undertaker:-]

you don't read my posts properly, so i won't bother writing a proper comment back..

i said gay parents will have an affect on their child's life... which is sorta true

Actually you said..

if they don't pressure them into being gay aswell, then im sure it's fine

..in which you are saying that they could somehow make the child gay, which is totally wrong and not true. While having same-sex parents will not make a child gay, it will have serious problems on the childs life, concerning when he/she is in school they would have a hard time.