I read an article today about children themselves talking about their lives and families and, of course, they did not have anything bad to say. As I thought about it, I thought of all of the other things I had read talking about the adverse affects that gay parenting has on kids. Usually these negative articles/books/etc. come from people who are A) not gay B) do not know anyone who is gay and/or C) have not been raised in a home headed by a homosexual couple. It made me realize that no matter how hard someone tries to fight for/against an issue, he or she really doesn't have a strong point unless they have experience and ethos to back it up.
So, my question is: Is it the children of gay parents who simply "don't know anything better," or is it the people who don't understand who have something more to learn? This same question can be applied to pretty much any of our topics. There's always a different perspective that we can't understand unless we try to experience it ourselves and see things their way by jumping in head first.
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I couldnt imagine being raised by gay parents! But i was curious to see what studies have shown about children who have been raised in that type of situations But most studies so the outcome for children of gay and lesbian parents are no better and no worsethan for other children, whether the measures involve peer group relationships, self-esteem, behavioral difficulties, academic achievement, or warmth and quality of family relationships. Yet studies show that the childs outcome isnt much different i dont see how it would be good for any child to be raised my gay parents.
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