Homosexuals make great parents

Now that we are in the last round i will address your points. "You see, the Melbourne study is actually a very flawed study. The study is notorious for actually advertising the study they were conducting and actually hand picking volunteer gay families for the research. (2) A good study must be one with completely random samples and a large amount of families studied. A study that actually picks the families that have volunteered (logically a volunteer family will be one of a stable house-hold) will of course be flawed. " Every study has its flaws. Whether it be a very large flaw or a very small flaw. "Actually I already gave studies that showed same-sex couples are disadvantaged in raising children. " All families have a disadvantage in one way or another. The sexual orientation or gender of the parents do not determine if the child will have disadvantages or not. The "This study completely contradicts the first study you posted, which stated that children of same-sex couples were more likely to be homosexual, and also showed differences and independence in gender role behavior and gender identity. In fact, the narth study you posted contradicts " of that study"s conclusion! (3) In addition, after looking at your source they didn"t even do their own research on the matter, all it says is "from current research"" I have already shown that generally, current research on same-sex couples raising children is flawed. " You are putting word in mouth. My studies do not contradict at all. No were in my first post does it say children of homosexual parents are more likely to be gay because we all know most gay children come from heterosexuals. My first post stated that children of homosexuals take on both gender rolls but they also still embrace there own gender roll. The study never said they act completely like the other gender and have trouble identifying themselves. "My opponent argues that because there are individuals that have turned out well. I don"t contend that there are children that have been raised well by same-sex parents. I previously stated that we are arguing from a general standpoint, and not an individual standpoint. " That was from a general standpoint. They was proof that these kids turned out fine. "Regardless of what home you are raised in, everyone is pressured into certain gender roles. Children raised by heterosexual parents naturally, and biologically fulfill these gender roles. It is children of same-sex couples that are confused and pressured into gender roles since they have not been raised in an environment that supports these roles. Your statement on crimes among men is not scientifically supported. " Being raised in a heterosexual house hold does not mean you will naturally have these gender rolls. Gender rolls are instilled into society. You don't have to come from a heterosexual home to know which gender to act like. You learn gender rolls everywhere you go. "Cite the studies" " The rates of domestic violence in same-gender relationships is roughly the same as domestic violence against heterosexual women (25%)" ://www. lambda. org/DV_background. htm "This is a false statement. The divorce rates all-together among married couples is between 40-50%(5)" That's not what the study said. Feel free to look at it again. "You"re arguments don"t work because they are not inherent among homosexual couples. " It may not be inherent but they will always be there. "I agree that there must be love and care in a home, what I argue is that homosexual couples still cannot biologically raise children well, nor do they put children in a psychologically sound environment. " You don't need to be a biological parent in order to raise children well. If you really understood that raising a child only takes love, care and a stable home then we would be agreeing with each other. My conclusion Like I said before regardless of the parents sexual orientation or gender they can still be great parents. Every family has there ups and downs and no one is perfect. Sexual orientation does not effect your ability to be a outstanding parent. Laern to look past those thing and know that being a great parent takes , commitment, motivation, stable home and most importantly love. This was my fistt debate and I enjoyed this debate and I hope to win. Thank you (1). http://www.bu.edu...