Governor Romney rejected new birth certificates for gay parents

[bsd058 296]

Actually yes. I just adopted my stepdaughter from the Phiippines. After the adoption was final, she was issued a Georgia Birth Certificate showing me as the father and my wife as the mother.

Are we discussing a long form or short form? (Obama might have some more splainin' to do...lol. jk.)

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Homosexual parents

[Danno 1,228]

Homosexual parents

Before this place hits bottom, we will have the family pet listed as well.

[decocker 7,198]

Before this place hits bottom, we will have the family pet listed as well.

americans will be forced to have a family pet in order to give birth?! how completely terrifying!

Edited October 25, 2012 by val erie

[Danno 1,228]

americans will be forced to have a family pet in order to give birth?! how completely terrifying!

No you won't be forced to, one need not even list the father, but this whole movemnt is all about feeling and inclusion....the Family pet should not be left out.

In fact what is that term they use use now for those who feel "pet" is degrading?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Homosexual parents

It happens. Deal.

[Danno 1,228]

It happens. Deal.

Are you talking to him or the kids involved?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Are you talking to him or the kids involved?

Him.

I personally know three kids involved who were raised by homosexual parents and they're excellent, intelligent, well adjusted people. Imagine that!

I don't know if you've noticed, but parents are hit and miss regardless of their sexual orientation. They are great ones and there are horrible ones.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Evylin

[Danno 1,228]

Him.

I personally know three kids involved who were raised by homosexual parents and they're excellent, intelligent, well adjusting people. Imagine that!

I don't know if you've noticed, but parents are hit and miss regardless of their sexual orientation. They are great ones and there are horrible ones.

and then there is research.

devastating.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/10/study-suggests-risks-from-same-sex-parenting/

[Penny Lane 8,159]

and then there is research.

devastating.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/10/study-suggests-risks-from-same-sex-parenting/

There are risks to heterosexual parenting as well. Sometimes, the kids suffer because of their environment.

But if you're saying two loving, nurturing people of the same sex couldn't raise a normal, healthy, intelligent child, then ... I dunno what to tell you.

[decocker 7,198]

... I dunno what to tell you.

maybe suggest being raised by the family pet, since that is the ultimate fear..inclusion and feelings

hell in a handbasket, i tell ya.

[Danno 1,228]

There are risks to heterosexual parenting as well. Sometimes, the kids suffer because of their environment.

But if you're saying two loving, nurturing people of the same sex couldn't raise a normal, healthy, intelligent child, then ... I dunno what to tell you.

I have no doubt two parents shooting drugs and unemployed could not possibly raise a normal kid too.

The study was comparative and the findings are very telling.

This is more than asking kids if they are cool with a gay parent, this tracks how their lives went, lets take a look at

Mom and Dad compared to two lesbian moms and how the children tend to go into adulthood

Edited October 25, 2012 by Danno

[decocker 7,198]

The study was comparative

one group has married parents and in the other group the parents aren't allowed to marry.

are you trying to prove that homosexual couples should be allowed to marry in order to provide the best outcomes for their children?

good call.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

one group has married parents and in the other group the parents aren't allowed to marry.

are you trying to prove that homosexual couples should be allowed to marry in order to provide the best outcomes for their children?

good call.

Since we're picking and choosing studies that "prove" our point:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/study-gay-adoptive-parents-make-great-adoptive-parents/263893/#

Study: Gay Adoptive Parents Make Great Adoptive Parents

PROBLEM: Should we allow highly at-risk children in the foster care system who are in need of homes and loving families to be adopted by homosexual couples? The quick answer is "yes," but it's always good to have some science to back that up.

METHODOLOGY: This is the first study to compare children who were adopted out of foster care by gay men, lesbian women, and heterosexual couples, and to track their progress over time, explains lead author Justin Lavner, a doctoral candidate at UCLA. The researchers followed 82 children in Los Angeles County -- 22 of whom were adopted by homosexual parents at the average age of 4 -- and evaluated them after two months, one year, and two years after they were placed with their adoptive families.

While studies have previously been done in which children who were adopted by gay parents as infants, the children followed here started out with a number of biological and environmental risk factors acting against them -- like premature birth, prenatal substance exposure, and abuse or neglect -- which the researchers identified from public records.

RESULTS: Children in all three types of households benefited from adoption: on average, they made significant gains in cognitive development -- their IQ scores increased by an average of 10 points -- and they maintained stable levels of behavior problems. What's more, the kids adopted by gay and lesbian parents actually started out with more risk factors, and were more likely to be of a different ethnicity than their adoptive parents, but after two years were on equal footing with their heterosexually-adopted peers.

CONCLUSION: Co-author Letitia Anne Peplau put it succintly: "There is no scientific basis to discriminate against gay and lesbian parents."

IMPLICATONS: Over 100,000 foster children in the U.S. are in need of homes. A potential 2 million homosexual couples are interested in adopting, according to a 2007 study. Only 19 states (and the District of Columbia) allow gay couples to adopt. Even in states where it is legal, added Lavner, discrimination against gay parents makes them less likely to pursue adoption. The numbers -- and now the scientific evidence -- speak for themselves.

The full study, "Can Gay and Lesbian Parents Promote Healthy Development in High-Risk Children Adopted From Foster Care?" is published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Evylin

[JohnR! 5,495]

No you won't be forced to, one need not even list the father, but this whole movemnt is all about feeling and inclusion....the Family pet should not be left out.

In fact what is that term they use use now for those who feel "pet" is degrading?

I don't know what term you use to call your pet, but for those who love their pets they are as much a part of the family as everyone else. Of course, you need not go very far to realize that 'all life is precious' and animals are also creations of god. Any real christian can tell you that.