I Don't Get It

[orikes]

Can someone explain this to me? Every time there I see an article on the controversial issue of gay marriage, there is a politician or other pundit proclaiming that same sex marriage most be opposed to protect our nation's children. Huh?

I can understand that conservatives that frown on gay relationships to begin with will frown on gay marraige, but I just don't see the correlation to the disintigration of the American family when heterosexual couples are perfectly capable of causing grief to themselves and their children all on their own.

Is there some super sekrit mind ray that is broadcast when a gay couple marries that causes heterosexual parents to suddenly become abusive and neglectful of their children? More realistically speaking, are there that many children in gay families, and is the ban on gay marriage *really* stopping these couples from having children if they want them?

There are so many other things that could and should be done to protect the children of this nation. Howabout some economic reforms to get all our out of work, or underpaid parents employed at a decent wage so they can feed and clothe their kids? Howabout promoting sex eduction and birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancies in both teens and adults? Howabout working on our failing education system, both at the grade school and the college level?

I know it's a hot button issue that's meant to cause emotions to rise, but I just don't get the logic behind this particular argument.

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[orikes13.livejournal.com]

That's the thing that kills me. Serious gay couples ALREADY do what they can to have children, whether it's adopt, surrogates, artificial insimenation, or whatever. I highly doubt that approving gay marriage would do anything to mark a major increase in that type of thing.

Hell, if you want to get down into specifics, the kids raised by gay couples are probalby doing a hell of a lot better than most of the kids raised in inner city poverty. They're getting more reliable shelter, food, and education. Of course, the kicker is that the education is probably one that focuses on tolerance and having an open mind, heaven forbid.

[tnp.livejournal.com]

In fact... http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/07/070506families.htm

[pomr.livejournal.com]

I have it! The ANSWER!

The answer is:

They fear that legalizing same sex marriages will bring about the end of family values because the statistics make hetero families looks bad.

They fear the competition!