You used the colour analogy. It's very natural for a Hetrosexual man to want his sons to be straight...I can't explain beyond that
I suppose there’s a part of all of us that one day wants to look at this tiny little creature and think, that’s my own flesh and blood. Not saying you can’t love adopted kids, but it’s just somehow not the same.
Not too bad of a thread. @Commachio i'm guessing the point is if the adopted kids of a gay couple are raised the right way, in a loving family (obviously this is pot luck with any parent whether gay or not) and are free to be hetero/bi/homo then there shouldnt really be an issue at all of how it will affect them because presumably people are just naturally attracted to who they are too. The othee caveat is that society doesnt judge people people on their sexual orientation which we are still dealing with and its not seen as a negative thing
| know what you mean and don't disagree with you in principle. I just love to challenge people's thought processes. I challenge my own to. I never used to agree with people conceiving what i saw as unnaturally, but as you educate yourself and get to know same sex couples, that love and adore their children, those thought processes change. Compare that with when you see or hear of so many unwanted hetrosexual pregnancy's, drunken one night stands, unplanned births, abortions, kids in care, abused kids and then now compare that with same sex couple's at least planning their future child birth (hetrosexuals do to) then it makes you think, what's so bad, what's so different, live and let live.
I felt I was doing that in the end last night, with two reasonable guys in liebs and piskie. Felt a bit arguing for sake of arguing and incessant questions. But it's been a good thread overall. Usually would have had people calling others homophobic for being honest I was asked by a lesbian what I thought of homosexuality and I said "I don't". She asked what I said I don't think.about it. She nearly popped and was all why? It just wasn't something I thought about as it held no interest for me. I don't see how that's homophobic.
Best reply i ever heard from a person when asked would you be happy if your kid was gay came after he was called homophobic for saying hell no He looked at the person calling him homophobic and said "**** off I'm not happy about anyone ****ing my kids, if you ask me if I would be happy with my daughter bring home a fella I would have said hell no too"
In America they won't take blood from anyone from England. Scared of getting mad cow disease. Which sucks because I'd like to give blood... And also my work gives a free day paid time off if you give blood... But I'm ineligible.
A coworker came out to me at a place I worked about a decade ago. I think I was one of the first he told. I think my response was "ok." He expressed surprise that I didn't act surprised or make a big deal... I told him its not really a big deal anymore. I think he was annoyed I didn't make a big deal or act surprised. I think he was expecting rainboe balloons to pop out the ceiling when he outed himself of something. Someone telling me they're gay in 21st century isn't really much different to them telling me they prefer apple pie to cherry pie. Obviously they have picked the wrong flavour from my perspective... But who cares... More cherry pie (women) left for me.
