2007-04-02 04:55:08 · 22 answers · asked by Maria G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
HI
We are in a sinful state and all are at a disadvantage. I don't think singling them out because there parents are homosexual for a disadvantage anymore than anyone else is,
Lammy
2007-04-02 05:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by Clammy S 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
This would probably be better discussed in philosophy since the answer would depend on one's idea od disadvantage.
I think that there are certain disadvantages to being raised in a home without proper gender role models, and since I do not see homosexuality as a healthy expression of sexuality (based on centuries of psychological research - it's not called "acting out" for nothing), I would also say that there is a chance that the child could be at risk for not developing a healthy sexuality.
Also, since I see men and women as being complementary and being able to teach different things to children of both genders, I do think that the child raised in a homosexual household would be at a disadvantage.
2007-04-02 05:04:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It seems that most responders to this question have recognized how shallow it is. Questions of this type typically imply, but do not state, that they are thinking in comparison to the perfect heterosexual home environment. This is a ridiculous assumption, even more insidious because it rarely exists. A better comparison would be with the typical home environment. In such case, the gender of the parents is a minor issue.
2007-04-02 05:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There has never been a reputable scientific study done that showed an increase in mental health issues based on orientation of the adult figures in the household. There have, however, been studies that show children raised in loving homosexual homes have a slight tendancy towards better mental health, higher self-esteem, higher tolerance and diversity acceptance, and better ability to integrate with individuals with ethnic, cultural, religious, or other such differences.
2007-04-02 04:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Studies indicate that they are most certainly not at a disadvantage. The kids who come from alcoholic and drug ridden homes are the ones at a disadvantage as are the ones who come from homes of bigots and religious extremists.
2007-04-02 05:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to all non-biased studies, no.
Contrary to the fundie propaganda, homosexuals do not 'recruit,' and children raised by gay couples have the same chance of being gay as anyone else.
They generally don't get teased at school any more than other kids, they don't have sexual identity issues, and they are actually LESS likely to be molested or neglected by their parents.
Personally, I would have been happy with any caring parents, no matter what their orientation.
2007-04-02 05:06:57 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny Sane 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My best friend and her siblings were raised in a homosexual home and they're just as "normal" as everybody else. She was never treated differently or teased back in high school (nobody really cared about her mom(s)), she was never gay herself as beautiful as she was, girls envied the fact she got the guys they couldnt. She's is now a loving mother starting her own family (yes, with a man) and she still has a great relationship with her mom. It didn't affect her...
2007-04-02 05:05:55 · answer #7 · answered by kianni 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A child needs a mother-type influence and a father-type influence. This is normal. And having one of your parents be a little more feminine than the other does not count as a mother. Why praise something not normal? I would consider myself at a disadvantage, big time!
2007-04-02 05:04:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'd say that a child in a Christian fundamentalist home is at a disadvantage.
A child in a gay couple's home is much, much more likely to want a good education for their child that applies in the real world.
2007-04-02 05:03:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Psychologically speaking, NO. As long as the parents are wise enough, also, to teach them to understand the hatred they're often exposed to by the unkind speech of hate groups, there's no disadvantage at all.
I'd say the baby who was killed in the heterosexual domestic dispute, used as a bludgeoning weapon by the mother, was more at a "disadvantage" don't you? Mom was mad at dad, had the baby in her arms so she swung the baby at the father as a bludgeoning weapon... I could list evidence all day of how heterosexual parenting isn't much better.
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2007-04-02 05:05:46 · answer #10 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋