July 07, 2006

Gay Marriage: A Hetero's View

Reading about the decision by New York's highest court, rejecting gay and lesbian couples' right to marry, I have to say I am mystified by the court's arguments. The gist of it was that marriage is based on societal goals to protect children.

How does prohibiting two men who love each other from marrying protect kids? Even if you buy the argument that it's always better for a child to be raised by a man and a woman (a notion that is disproven by quite a few studies and by my own eyes, which sees plenty of great gay parents and lousy hetero ones), how does it help a child to prevent his parents from marrying?

Unless the court also intends to prohibit gay and lesbian couples from adopting. Which happens in some states and is an outright disgrace, considering how many kids languish in foster care. And I just do not understand why anyone would think that legalizing gay marriage would weaken hetero unions, or somehow discourage straights from marrying and having kids.

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1 Comments:

Blogger tracey said...

I couldn't agree with you more.

Don't get me started on this country's narrowmindedness. Talk about harmful to children...

3:47 PM  

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