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[ArchAngel.]

Lol. Frizz... You sound like you're 70. xD

[Hawk]

No, as it promotes homosexuality. Let the fags be fags, just don't let them reproduce.

[Jewbert]

No, as it promotes homosexuality. Let the fags be fags, just don't let them reproduce.

I agree.

[Nick]

Wait, Hawk, you're saying having gay parents would cause the child to become gay?

[rcadble]

I'm sure the countless orphans in china or wherever would rather have a gay parent than have no parent.

[Nick]

I'm sure the countless orphans in china or wherever would rather have a gay parent than have no parent.

You make it sound like having a gay parent is worse than having a straight parent. Think about it this way; if a child were brought up by gay parents they would be instantaneously taught to be tolerant and accepting of people. I think they should not allow republicans to reproduce.

[Mr. Hobo]

Wait, Hawk, you're saying having gay parents would cause the child to become gay?

Dude, like wow. It's pretty obvious that even if the parents wouldn't tell the kid to become gay there would be some pressure for the kid to become gay. Like father like son. The apple never falls far from the tree.

[Frizzle]

Republicans are scum of the earth that practice immoral acts and are hated by practically every religion in the world as well as a variety of countries, and alot of this Earth's population though are they?

(Well ok, MOST republicans).

[Nick]

Dude, like wow. It's pretty obvious that even if the parents wouldn't tell the kid to become gay there would be some pressure for the kid to become gay. Like father like son. The apple never falls far from the tree.

And how do you think a gay kid feels in a straight home?

[Eeyore]

Having 2 mums or 2 dads is going to screw them up no more then only having one parent. To my mind having loving adult parents is far better then not having that at all, no matter their gender. And of course, there will be peers that take the piss out of the child for having gay parents, but if it wasn't for that reason the child would have the piss taken for something else, it's just the way of children.

[Nick]

Having 2 mums or 2 dads is going to screw them up no more then only having one parent. To my mind having loving adult parents is far better then not having that at all, no matter their gender. And of course, there will be peers that take the piss out of the child for having gay parents, but if it wasn't for that reason the child would have the piss taken for something else, it's just the way of children.

There are 7 kids at my school with gay parents. No one gives them any shit about it. Our generation is much more accepting then past generations.

[SupermanFTM]

Maybe. I think they should be allowed to, but I also think that human nature is to reproduce, and in a physical sense, homosexuals can not. As people, they should have equal rights, however it seems like it would cause problems as the majority of our world is "straight" and unaccepting, and that's a lot to put on a kid. Think about it like survival of the fittest, homosexuals couldn't survive in that sense, and whether people admit it or not, parents have an amazing influence over their children, and I'd be willing to bet that if gays could adopt, there'd be an increase in the amount of them. Still, I say they should be allowed to.

[Nick]

I'd be willing to bet that if gays could adopt, there'd be an increase in the amount of them.

You can't cause someone to become gay, just like you cannot force someone to become straight.

[Sean]

Wait, Hawk, you're saying having gay parents would cause the child to become gay?

I know a person who has lesbian parents, and even though she is actually straight.. she went lesbo for a few years to appeal to her mom, until she just couldn't stand it.

[Nick]

I know a person who has lesbian parents, and even though she is actually straight.. she went lesbo for a few years to appeal to her mom, until she just couldn't stand it.

Just like I spent 16 years of my life as a straight man in my parents eyes and even purposely got caught with my hands down a girl's pants in an effort to please them. The same issues apply to any family environment - kids want to please their parents and have them keep loving them. It is the parents responsibility to tell the child that they will love them no matter what happens.

[ArchAngel.]

Wow. I don't know where you people somehow came up with the idea that living against society is better than living against nature. Honestly, I would rather have no parents and try to fend for myself then have gay parents. I would much rather have to fight against hunger than other people of my own race. I would much rather make my own way with no one against me than to have to overcome those countless obstacles.
The emotional life a person would lead coming from a gay/lesbian life wouldn't be that great. Outcasted and shunned. Not a better alternative imo, but you could decide that for yourself.

[padora]

You make it sound like having a gay parent is worse than having a straight parent. Think about it this way; if a child were brought up by gay parents they would be instantaneously taught to be tolerant and accepting of people. I think they should not allow republicans to reproduce.

Well, I'm sorry to say but I think it's better for a child to have straight parents. Having gay parents can lead them to discrimination in the future. It's like ruining a kid's life. Being gay isn't normal, you claim it to be a "mutation". It shouldn't be treated as normal either, and letting them have kids? I say no.

Since for me it clearly seems like a choice, I say when someone chooses to be gay they should know the consequences of their actions.


My opinions.

[Eeyore]

You can't cause someone to become gay, just like you cannot force someone to become straight.

It could be argued though that some gays want children more then they want their prefered sexual partner. You certainly hear about men and women who have been in families before outing themselves. Sure, the fact that gays can adopt might not actually turn people gay, but it might mean that more people who already were will be upfront about it.

Edit: 3500th post.

Edited by Eeyore, 02 February 2007 - 11:18 AM.

[Christopher Robin]

Simple: No. The kid would be picked on, and wouldn't get many friends, because his parents are gay.

[Curse]

Nah, as a matter of fact, they shouldn't allow people to have gay marriages. That's what I think anyways. Also, wouldn't it kind of make it hard for the kid? None of his friends (assuming he has any) would probably want to go to his house and meet his gay parents (assuming the friend is straight). Also, the kid might take after the father and become gay himself. This is a problem in my eyes, though he still has the right. If everyone kept doing this, we are just making the "gay" community larger. If it continues on, then well, there will be more gays then straights on this earth.

Then again, I could be getting ahead of myself here, but you get the point.

[rcadble]

You make it sound like having a gay parent is worse than having a straight parent. Think about it this way; if a child were brought up by gay parents they would be instantaneously taught to be tolerant and accepting of people. I think they should not allow republicans to reproduce.

I'm saying your average person would probably rather have a straight parent than a gay parent.

[hoju]

And how do you think a gay kid feels in a straight home?

Then you are justifying his argument?

I personally would say no to people who are gay adopting children because of the argument that hawk made.

[Sweeney]

And how do you think a gay kid feels in a straight home?

The difference is, straight parents have no control over whether their biological child is a homosexual.
However, a gay couple are likely going to adopt a straight child, although the chances are probably the same as in a hetero relationship regarding whether or not the child is also homosexual. Thing is, they have the choice of whether to subject their straight child to that environment.

[illicit]

I voted yes. I was raised with two moms basically, my mother and grandmother, and I turned out fine. As for trauma or getting picked on... they're gonna deal with being picked on a lot in life, that's just how assholes are.

[Gnome]

no. I grew up having a father for half my life. it turned out he was gay. He then made me go visit him on a regular basis with his boyfriend.

I'm traumitized now. He still hasn't told me he's gay he just thinks a moron but I'm not.


It pretty much ruined my life knowing I had a gay father in my teens when I really needed a father figure the most.

I've had to grow up at an early age.