I feel as a woman and a mother in America, that there is no greater joy than being a parent. I believe as an American everyone should have equal rights when it comes to being a parent. Someone's sexual preference should not decide whether or not they can become parents or be good parents.
Why is America so concerned with whether they should give gays and lesbians the option to be parents. Are they concerned about the well-being of that child. If they are then why are they allowing lesbians, who are already physically capable of having children, have biological children. That seems like they are discriminating against certain groups of people then. There are thousands of children in this world that are given up for adoption everyday. Not only here in America but also in other countries. Why on earth would we deprive a human the right to be a parent, when they are fully capable of nurturing another human being. The only question we should be asking is, "Can you financially take care of this child and be a good parent?"
I haven't seen any studies that suggest that children raised in homosexual households are any different than children raised in heterosexual households. I could understand the concern if there were studies that showed significant behavioral or emotional issues in children with same sex parents.
I think heterosexual parents nowadays have an issue with homosexuals being parents are just afraid. They are afraid to be grouped with homosexuals when someone uses the term parents. I feel any two people capable of nurturing and caring for children is considered a parent. It doesn't matter what their sexual orientation is or whether or not they are the biological parent or not. I feel a fair percentage of Americans are seriously homophobic and think that by letting gays or lesbians be parents that their children will become homosexual. As far as I can tell, homosexuality is a way of life, not a way of thinking.
