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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:
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Originally posted by True_Moose:
And Cerek, I have to disagree with some of your points about gay parenting. I think that a child will have a much more rounded, complete upbringing with two gay, loving partners, than a single parent, or in the care of the foster home system.
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I agree with you, True Moose - but I didn't say anything about single parent or foster parent homes. I would agree (for the most part) that 2 loving parents (whether the same gender or not) would be preferable to a single parent home, because the child is definitely being limited in the perspective they recieve in their upbringing. Also, there is usually a residual undercurrent of hostility between the two parents and the children see this very clearly. It isn't the case in ALL situations, but I would say most situations have at least some residual anger, jealousy, or frustration left over from the marriage.
As for foster homes, that is definitely a grey area. Some foster parents are wonderful, loving people...others are abusive (in many ways) towards the child and make a bad situation far worse. [/QUOTE]Well, I meant moreover the system. In Canada, at least, we seem to have quite a lot of good foster parents, but no matter that, it still doesn't replace the family unit. Foster care, especially when moving around a lot, can lead to the child feeling as though they don't really belong anywhere, and give them some severe problems later.
I actually do not know how much different a gay/lesbian reared child is than a traditionally raised child, but I do know that there are so many bad/listless/unattentive/abusive etc. parents out there, that denying the many same sex couples who would make great parents the chance to raise a child just seems illogical to me.