[redivivus]

Saw on the news that some prof was being harped at for being anti-gay. She said that her stance was not anti-gay, but pro-child rights and that she believed that every child has the right to grow up with a mother and father and develop due to influences from both parents. Obviously mothers and fathers play different roles in children's lives and development.

Is there any substance behind this?

Also... this is not really related, but why does linskyjack use the term 'homophobe' as though its an insult or something?

[Couriant]

Can you see if you can get the article from the News website for names and stuff and as for skyjack, where did you see that.

[Magalon]

If every child becomes socially and emotionally corrupted by not being raised by one loving mother, and one loving father, divorce should be illegal.

[Wino]

Originally Posted by Magalon

If every child becomes socially and emotionally corrupted by not being raised by one loving mother, and one loving father, divorce should be illegal.

So should death jail, mental confinement, of a parent.........the list could almost be endless.............in a perfect world, all would be well. If only these had anything to do with being gay.

[Magalon]

I'm not sure you agree with me or not but, lol, what I meant was if you're going to prohibit gay people adopting because of the "fact" that their children will because socially incapable thanks to the lack of 2 genders in the parental constallation, then you should also prohibit parents from divorcing, and as Wino said, jail, and other sorts of confinement.

[Wino]

Magalon...............I was agreeing with you. The gender of, or the quantity (1-mother, 1-father or 2- of one or the other) IMHO, has no bearing on whether a child is gay or straight later in life. If anything, it teaches tolerance of others lifestyle.

[Magalon]

Oh cool, then

[linskyjack]

Okay geniuses---First of all, site one study that shows that gay parents bring up gay children. It doesn't exist because homsexuality is not a choice. Second of all, show me what a wonderful job heterosexuals are doing as parents---Whats the divorce rate--last I heard it was nearly 50%!

Homophobia is a mental disorder----Studies have shown that the most vocal of these haters are most likely latent homosexuals themselves.

[Magalon]

Link, chill a little, smoke is coming out of your ears

[linskyjack]

Yo Mag,dude, you have some good smoke.

[Magalon]

Right.

Can you give me a link to the research that says gay parents bring up gay kids?

[linskyjack]

Read the post---gay parents do not bring up gay kids. There are no studies---fact is, all the studies I have read show that gay parents are no better or no worse then hetrosexual parents and that their kids are homosexual at about the same rate that it is found among the children of hetrosexual parents.

[Magalon]

OH. I'm sorry, I thought you meant that there was a place called site one and that a study from there showed that gay parents bring up gay kids.

I'm stupid.

[grandpaw7]

redivivus: "Also... this is not really related, but why does linskyjack use the term 'homophobe' as though its an insult or something?"

homophobe:

1. Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.

And you need to ask that question? Try to find some place where being a homophobe is considered a compliment. You'll fail. Even strongly antigay people are quick to point out, truthfully or otherwise, that they don't fear or hate.

[linskyjack]

No---I'm all for gay marriage. Fact is, as mentioned above, there have been some very interesting studies that show that homophobic people are generally latent homosexuals. I guess Freud was right!