Should same-sex couples raise children?

Aah...touchy subjects. Love them.

I found (ie, was given a link to) a topic similar to this on a message board. The original question started out as "Are there advantages to same-sex couples having kids?", but a majority of the responses talked about how homosexuality was a sin/sick/gross/a perversion/ect, with no real answer for the question that was asked in the beginning. Most of the posts that I did read said that same-sex couples shouldn't even have children. And hence, from reading that board, I decided to ask the members of Zel.

Question number one:

Should same-sex couples be allowed to raise children?


Question number two:

Do you think there are any advantages to same-sex couples raising children?


And I ask you to please explain your answers. Give input, people...Not just one word answers.

Question number one:

Should same-sex couples be allowed to raise children?

That really depends on the couple. Some same-sex couples shouldn't have the right to even be around children, just like some heterosexual couples shouldn't. Some do, some dont, there is no yes or no. The results of the upbringing of the child depends strictly on that, on the upbringing of the child, not on the sexual preferences of the parents. Yes, parents have a lot of influence over developing minds, however who's to say what influences are good and which are bad? Who's to determine which will have negative effects on the child when they mature, and which will have positive, or nuetral?

Question number two:

Do you think there are any advantages to same-sex couples raising children?

Again, that would depend on the parents. I dont want to generalize, so I'll just leave it at that.

You've got to be thinking about the kid. You know how much crap he/she is going to be put through? I really don't care as long as I'm not the kid, heh.

I dont think same-sex should raise kids, it could confuse the kid, other kids would pick on them also.

That just builds character. It'd give him skin like a Rhino.

I think DFD hit the nail on the head, I think there are certain situations where the child could be brought up normally, but in general I think it would lead to a very hard life for the kid.

I think god/nature/whatever power you answer to didn't intend it. No matter which theory or philosophy you look at, creation or evolution, it isn't intended, and thereby shouldnt happen.

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