Below is an op-ed peice regarding Buster the Bunny on PBS and an episode--not be seen--that touches on a lesbian couple and their children. The author, Debra Chasoff, makes a strong point--we are a nation that seems to grapple with the concept that different family types are here to stay, but we can't seem to accept them.
This editorial and the Buster the Bunny brouhaha comes at a time when there is movement afoot for a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to a covenant between a man and a woman. Then there is the idiot in Fairfax County Virginia who, as a member of the school board, without the board permission, asked high school principles to talk about homosexuality as a choice. Adding to the mix is a Virginia state legislator who is introducing legislation that would require asking prospective adoptive parents if they are gay or not. His raionale--he says that gay couples usually break up within five years. Apparently he has not seen the divorce rates in this country.
To be honest, the government has zero business telling anyone that their lifestyle, the people they love or are attracted to or how a family is structured is somehow wrong. My only concern about gay parents is that they teach their child to be a proper, well-educated, law-abiding citizen. The fact that the family is different doesn't change that fact.
Government needs to learn that there are limits to their need to intrude in our lives or pigeon-holing us based on one or two characteristics. Being gay has no more impact on the ability to parent effectively any more than being heterosexual.
The syllogism in this scenario is this:
Major Premise--All gays are bad parents
Minor Premis--you are gay
conclusion--you are a bad parent
The major premise is false--I am sure there are plenty of gay parents out there who are great parents with great kids. I know, without much effort I could find one.
Minor premise-- is inapplicable because it is just a state of being--neutral without any bearing on parental ability or any other ability.
Conclusion--it is just plain dumb and obviously false.
Let's wake up and realize the world is full of variety and each person has a place.
Bluster Over 'Buster' (washingtonpost.com)
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