Same sex stuff

I spoke to my friend about this and she has a friend who is in a lesiban relationship and she has had 2 chidlren and her partner has had 1. She said the cost of them to get the children was something that they couldn't just wake up one morning and go lets have a child.

OMG Amber my dad is like that to with gay men but woman are ok, its like WTF?!?!?!

May as well give my 2cents worth.

I don't have any problems or opinions regarding peoples sexual orientation that's a private matter and up to them. I don't broadcast my sex life to anyone else so don't see that they should either.

On the subject of same sex parents in theory I would see there isn't any problem with this either.
However I do know of two women who have children together, (some are from a previous relationship and they had a son through Fertility Associates.)

I do wonder if some of the problems they are having with their older teenage son are to do with being raised by two women and no dad around.

I don't think it compares to being raised by a single parent either.

This probably goes against my normally liberal views, but if by being in a same sex relationship means that you are lacking in the vital components (X and Y) to produce children, them that may suggest that you shouldn't have children.

Once money comes into it children become a commodity.

two of mjy friends were gay one man one woman and are now married to each outher with two kids they are great renets and it donst relly matter weather people are gay or not all that matters is if they are good pernets i worked in bars and the number of times i have had to kicked out gay bashers before they were going to bash some poor gay guy or girl is unbeliveble

Well I can speak about this from experience.
My Mum is a lesbian and is 'married' to another woman.

I can safely say that she is the coolest, most LOVING, caring, honest, generous, HAPPY, giving, woman I have ever come across and I can also assure you that neither me or my brother or sister are screwed up in anyway because of it.

Through my Ma, I know a lot of gay/lesbian couples, some with children, some without.

I know two couples, two gay man, the other two lesbian woman. One of the men & one of the woman REALLY wanted a child so they used the turkey baster method and now they have a gorgeous, happy little toddler who is adored by all them.
While I had my own reservations about this at the time, after seeing him with his parents they melt away.

Gay/Lesbian couples still have the abiltity to love and care for a child the same and inmany cases BETTER than some straight couples.

I don't see a problem with it at all.

I also disagree with the comment about two males having a girl and needing a females role model and vice versa.
There a a million and one single parents out there who do not have role models of the opposite sex for their kids and they do fabulously.

I don't think its fair that just becasue hetrosexual couples are seen as 'the norm' that they shoudl miss out on the good thinsg in life, like marriage and babies.
They are people too with the same feelings.... Imagine being told you weren't allowed to have a baby or worse still, imagine people telling you that it is wrong to have a baby.

Im glad as the years go by it is becoming a more accepted thing in society, its about time!

Parki wrote: Gay/Lesbian couples still have the abiltity to love and care for a child the same and inmany cases BETTER than some straight couples. I don't see a problem with it at all. I also disagree with the comment about two males having a girl and needing a females role model and vice versa. There a a million and one single parents out there who do not have role models of the opposite sex for their kids and they do fabulously. I don't think its fair that just becasue hetrosexual couples are seen as 'the norm' that they shoudl miss out on the good thinsg in life, like marriage and babies. They are people too with the same feelings.... Imagine being told you weren't allowed to have a baby or worse still, imagine people telling you that it is wrong to have a baby. Im glad as the years go by it is becoming a more accepted thing in society, its about time!

This is exactly how I feel on this subject. Why say it again you have put it perfectly Parki.

And again.
I know a number of gay/lesbian people who have children. As long as they love their children and raise their children to be loving members of society, it matters not what their family is like.

Funny that Barney said it best - A family is people and a family is love...they come in all different sizes and different shapes and mine's just right for me.

it is when it isn't right that problems start - as someone mentioned the P babies etc. Now those kids are the ones that need people to worry about them, not those in loving families.

miss wrote: Funny that Barney said it best - A family is people and a family is love...they come in all different sizes and different shapes and mine's just right for me.

LMAO Miss but so true good old Barney

I have nothing against gay and lesbian couples. My tutor when I was at hairdressing school was gay and he was SOO funny, he had me in stitches he was just so funny lol.
However, I dont really like seeing them...in "action" so to speak, like in public it sort makes me cringe when they kiss and stuff, but thats only cos im not gay so I dont see what they see, if that makes sense.
Just like, they may find it gross when a man and women kiss..
Other than that, I have no probs, and I dont see why they cant be parents, you have single mums and single dads, so why can you have two mums or two dads, no differene really

Edited by Sheza

ok a few of you said lesbians raising boys and no father around I think kels made a valid point:

kels wrote: Well Alize has no Dad and no uncles so he is stuck with me, his 2 older sisters and a nana!!!! That is all our family consists of HOWEVER I think I can do my very best to teach him a thing or two!!!

Its not just kels in this position (and not meaning to single you out kels) I don't doubt for a moment that Alize (male or no male around) will turn out to be as well mannered and lovely as his sisters. So the difference of lesbians and kels - except for the obvious (kels not a lesbian that is) it is females raising males

No problem with it at all.

Like others have said, worse hetero couples out there raising kids! It's about the people, not the sexuality.