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i think it's pretty moronic to think that you need to know same sex couples with parents in order to comment on them. i don't know any. i know a few same-sex couples, one of them are same-sex married, but none of them have children. but i do know that a child needs a mother and a father. in the absence of one, a surrogate of the same sex of your parent is okay but not ideal

if you want a real argument about it talk to dolce and gabana. i mean, after all indy, they ARE GAY THEMSELVES ergo their opinion must count for more than yours about this issue since you're not gay. and they said, "the only family is the traditional one"

The lessons given by two loving parents are universal, and not defined by the gender or sexuality of the parents giving them. Be kind to your partner, don't lie or engage in violence, show respect by default but never be afraid to speak up if you think you should, etc.

As for socialization, that is what school is for.

I'm a Cub Scout den leader, and have 2 kids who are adopted by gay parents (2 pairs of parents). They were leery of joining, because of that whole "Boy Scout" animosity towards gays. I assured them that none of that stuff would be tolerated in my den. One joined and the other didn't. But, I made sure to keep inviting the kid that didn't (he was the only boy in our whole class that wasn't in it - I'm a good recruiter). After a few events, he joined too.

I see no difference, excepting obvious physical gender-specific parts, between the gay couples and the straight couples, or their kids.

If you forced me to find a difference, I'd say that the gay-couple's kids are slightly nicer, more polite, and better behaved than the straight couple's ones. But, that may be because I have a couple of hell-raisers that skew the results.