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  •  Pretzel logic... (4.00 / 12)

    by your argument, no one who is different in any way should be able to adopt because their kids might get beaten up. So should we all do what the bullies want us to do? It's the same logic some have used to keep gays out of the military--because they might get beaten up. By your logic Rosa Parks should have stayed in the back of the bus because her actions angered and provoked people. Look, nothing changes until things are shaken up. Once gays can adopt and there are enough gay parents, it becomes a cultural norm. Bill Gates probably got beaten up for being a nerd--did he go hide his head?

    by vickyny on Tue Jan 03, 2006 at 06:00:42 AM PDT

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    •  I agree (4.00 / 5)

      I find his argument regressive.

      Support five Democratic women of integrity in 2006.

      by formalist on Tue Jan 03, 2006 at 06:08:00 AM PDT

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    •  Even I got beaten up (4.00 / 9)

      for being a nerd. And my parents aren't gay. My son got beaten up for being a nerd. His parents aren't gay. Therefore: If you are a gay couple, make sure you don't adopt a nerd.

      Okay, that was a joke.

      The argument against gay parenting is naive. Gay parents--at least the ones I know--want their children so much that they go to great lengths to make it happen. How many kids in this world are that lucky? They educate themselves about good parenting practice and take a proactive stance toward their children's reception in this homophobic world, including measures to increase safety at school--among them living in communities that embrace rather than reject them. I concede that children of gay parents are a sitting target for abuse by some jerks, but many if not most kids are targets for one reason or another. It's not a valid reason to deprive homosexual partners of their parenting rights.

      by Leeserannie on Tue Jan 03, 2006 at 07:09:45 AM PDT

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