Model Argument #2: 30 Days

For it:

• gay parents are not accidental, they are very intentional and raise their children how they choose
• defining someone else's morality as immoral is wrong
• the girl had lesbian moms and step mom and real dad said that her lifestyle is normal in both homes
• happy homes breed good children, if a parent is not being true to herself then they aren't creating a happy home
• it is better for foster children to get put into gay or lesbian families than to get put into a group home because you will never feel comfortable, its more like a prison
• these kids are neglected and abandoned not delinquent

Against it:

• god said man and wife make babies which is why men don't have a womb
• young kids have to make the huge decision to choose whether or not to tell people about having gay parents
• doesn't want kids raised in a non-heterosexual household so they don't learn to be gay

     Same sex parenting is a very controversial topic, as people vary on their stance on gay or lesbian people being good parents. For some people, the issue is morality; they believe that being gay is a sin and is morally incorrect, and kids shouldn't be brought up in a home like this because it would just confuse them. It is hard to differentiate for people who think this because if kids in foster care are not adopted, they will be put into group homes and not be able to live a quality life like normal children in a loving and safe home. In the documentary, the woman who advocated against gay parents claimed that God said man and wife make babies which is why men don't have a womb. Obviously, men are not able to conceive, but that does not mean that he is any less qualified to be a parent than a heterosexual couple. She also argues that young kids have to make the huge decision to choose whether or not to tell people about having gay parents. While this may be true, it is also something that at a young age is hard to understand, so often times kids won't think anything of it. 

     In my personal opinion, I believe that love is love, regardless of gender. A homosexual couple is just as suited to love their children as a straight parent is to theirs. It isn't morally right, to me, to say that it is "morally more correct" to let children waste their childhoods in a group home when there are perfectly happy, loving and welcome homes out there who want children that are gay. Like one of the fathers in the documentary says, "defining someone else's morality as immoral is wrong." In this film, one of the children interviewed that was raised in by lesbians said, "happy homes breed good children, if a parent is not being true to herself then they aren't creating a happy home." Coming from a kid who understands what it is like to be raised in a heterosexual home, this information is key because she has a better outlook than someone who is outside of the situation looking in. 

     Children who are neglected and abandoned who are put into foster care and group homes aren't delinquents, they are misunderstood and are longing for a home with loving parents. For a person to deprive someone of this right because they can't understand that type of love is immoral because you aren't hurting the same sex couple, you're ruining the children's chance at a normal childhood.