Here’s what Rev. Jason J. McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, had to say about the marriage equality vote yesterday in the New York Senate (and no, I’m not linking to those people):
Today’s vote results from the efforts made by a bipartisan, multiracial alliance united in support of the proposition that marriage is not just about adult satisfaction or the whims of a special interest group—it’s about kids. The bottom line is that children do best when raised by their biological mother and father. This bill would have encouraged and promoted the deliberate formation of households that deprive children of either a mom or a dad.
So, according to this rationale:
- My daughter should have been left with her biological parents, never mind drug-addiction, criminal activity, or jail time;
- Divorce should be outlawed;
- Failing all else, only married couples should be allowed to adopt.
These people are just plain wrong. Research shows that children do best when raised in loving, stable families. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry agrees:
Current research shows that children with gay and lesbian parents do not differ from children with heterosexual parents in their emotional development or in their relationships with peers and adults. It is the quality of the parent/child relationship and not the parent’s sexual orientation that has an effect on a child’s development.
I am thankful that I at least live in a state where gay and lesbian people are not barred from adopting children–but I am dismayed that my lawmakers are listening to bigots who base their opposition to marriage equality on the idea that I cannot be a good enough parent to my daughter. They’re making this stuff up, folks. Join with me to vote these people out of office.
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