i often hear people say that gays should not be able to raise children, because the child wont have "both male and female influences", or "it's not fair to the children, as they will be ridiculed mercilessly", or "they will try to force the children to be gay".

i never hear these same people saying we should outlaw single parent families (which lack either a male or female influence), or mixed racial families (racism is still almost as prevelant as homophobia after all), or that there is anything wrong with fundies raising their children to be fundies, or atheists raising their children to be atheists, or hippies raising their children to be hippies.

just some thoughts.


and incidentally, does "masculinity" and "femininity" really have all that much to do with whether one has a penis or a vagina? those two terms are largely symbolisms which represent certain psychological qualities moreso than physical.

male- leadership, physical strength, provision, logic, intellect, discipline, etc.

female-receptivity, physical beauty, dependency, emotion, feeling, nurturing, etc.

we are all both female and male...many people possess one sex physically, and predominately its opposite psychologically. others are about equal measure male and female....and others are prototypical men and women both physically and psychologically.

a comparable balance of male and female qualities can be provided by one parent of either sex, or two parents of opposite sex, or two parents who are both either male or female...it seems to show a lack of a basic understanding of the human psyche to state otherwise.


thoughts?