same sex marriage?
14 years ago
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Quote from cyclamen
And I'm definitely opposed to gay/lesbian people having their own biological children. I mean, I know I wouldn't be comfortable living in the same house as my father/mother and some man/woman I don't know, who isn't related to me, and whom I don't care about!
that person wouldn´t be a stranger since you grew up with knowing him/her. family doesn´t mean that you are related by blood. family are those persons you feel home with, those who you return to after a long day. your parents also aren´t blood related and they still are family, aren´t they? (till the divorce they are familiy). even if it´s two girls or two guys it doesn´t matter if you are blood related you can still think of both as fathers or mothers
14 years ago
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Ahem. You quoted the person I quoted but under my name. Can you change that please?
Ed. Thanks.
14 years ago
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Quote from cyclamen
And I'm definitely opposed to gay/lesbian people having their own biological children. I mean, I know I wouldn't be comfortable living in the same house as my father/mother and some man/woman I don't know, who isn't related to me, and whom I don't care about! Not to mention, I'd always be questioning my own sexuality - especially if the homosexual parent is the same gender as me. And I know any other teenager would feel the same way, so...
You're projecting your feelings onto other people. With all due respect, this isn't about you, and not everyone is going to react to the situation the same way you do. In regards to the part about the "man/woman you don't know, and who isn't related to you", you do realize that the same train of logic could be applied to stepfathers/stepmothers, right? How do you feel about them?
Why would questioning your sexuality be a bad thing? As long as you end up happy in the end, what's the harm in it?
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14 years ago
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Quote from cyclamen
And I'm definitely opposed to gay/lesbian people having their own biological children. I mean, I know I wouldn't be comfortable living in the same house as my father/mother and some man/woman I don't know, who isn't related to me, and whom I don't care about! Not to mention, I'd always be questioning my own sexuality - especially if the homosexual parent is the same gender as me. And I know any other teenager would feel the same way, so...
And yes, I know your parents' sexuality doesn't necessarily affect yours - but logic doesn't apply very well when you're a kid who is feeling left-out, different and lonely, you know?
Just a couple quick things:
Your first statement applies to anyone raised by a single parent when you get down to thinking about it. Why would the gender/sexuality matter much? Most stepparents (and similar roles) are met with the same response by teenagers. And, logically, if you're talking about homosexual couples having biological children through one method or other, why would it matter if both of them treated the kid like their own?
All teenagers feel left out, different, and alone. Look anywhere on the planet, it's really a fundamental part of the experience. Trying to be like your parents to absolve that is not a very common response to that. I'm sure it happens, but no one I know had a positive reaction to their parents or their parents' lifestyle as a teenager, barring the usual one or two oddities. If anything, I'd expect a teenager with homosexual impulses to actively repress them as a form of rebellion.
There are always going to be one or two cases that fit the extreme profiles like that, but you can't seriously expect those to be the norm or bar-setting. You can make the same argument with just about any other identifying trait, it doesn't matter if it's set in stone (race, for one), or a choice (religion). Applying your logic I can easily say that I don't really see why, say, an overtly Catholic couple should be able to adopt a kid because that kid will be constantly questioning their faith.
Real arguments with solid logic make sense and are perfectly valid. Limiting civil liberties without them fails to do or be either.
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