Homosexuals make great parents

My Arguments Children need to be raised well in order to keep the society moving forward without problems. Homosexuals cannot achieve the expectations set in raising children well, or even better than heterosexual parents and I will now explain why. A study taken in July of 2012 proved that homosexual parents fail in all categories in being better than their heterosexual counterparts at parenting. "Homosexually-behaving adults inherently suffer significantly and substantially higher rates of partner relationship breakups, psychological disorder, suicidal ideation, suicidal attempt, completed suicide, conduct disorder, and substance abuse; therefore, as a group, households with a resident homosexually-behaving adult are substantially less capable of providing the best psychologically stable and secure home environments needed by foster children."(1)(2) A study taken from the Journal of Human Sexuality concludes the following: The presence of a father reduces the chances that the child will participate in criminal activities and reduces the chances the child will take drugs. Lesbian mothers make children more sexually active. Fathers help the child stay chaste. “Boys need fathers to help form sexual identities, and need mothers in order to interact with the opposite sex.” People have the best sex lives when raised by heterosexual parents. Fathers help children with interaction among other people. When going through puberty, the father teaches the son “how to be assertive and how to be a “man”. “violence among homosexual partners is two to three times more common than among married heterosexual couples, and homosexual partnerships are significantly more prone to dissolution than heterosexual marriages”. (2) I will concede to the point that there are homosexuals that can raise children better than some heterosexual couples. To clear up why it still isn’t appropriate to allow the exceptions, I will give this analogy: If laws were based on exceptions, we would have to do away with virtually every law we have. It would require that we do away with all laws against running red lights because sometimes running a red light will not hurt anyone. This is obviously illogical, for law must be based around a general case. When my argues that homosexual couples are great parents, she argues that from a general point of view, that the majority of homosexual couples would make great parents. However, I have shown that only a minority of homosexual couples can even raise children in an environment that is deemed suitable. All of the arguments I have just presented are compelling enough to actually off-set the supposed advantages homosexual couples may bring, so even if I don’t successfully refute my opponent’s arguments, keep in mind the arguments I have already presented are enough to show that generally homosexual couples are not great parents. Contentions “My first argument stated they are more open minded and tolerant of others. This is a true fact because homosexuals know what it feels like to be descrimnated against because of there sexual orientation. They teach there children to be excepting of others because they know how it feels to be looked at diffrent. Children of homosexuals often tend to make friends better than children of heterosexuals.” The argument my opponent has presented should be disregarded because homosexual couples will not always inherently raise their children to be more open and tolerant of others. Basically, my opponent’s argument only stands under the situation where homosexuals are discriminated against. However, once homosexuality becomes part of the social norm (Much like how African Americans were once heavily discriminated against, but are not part of the social norm) then there is no argument for your case. Although this argument may work under current societal conditions, it will probably not work in the future as homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted in society. “In contrast homosexual parents have to plan there children before having them whether it be adoption or artificial insemination. Homosexuals on average tend to be more commited and motivated because they choose to be parents.” However, if according to my arguments homosexual couples do not put children in a suitable environment under a general case, you’ll find that it really doesn’t matter whether homosexual couples are committed and motivated to raise that child with love and care. “My final argument stated that they express them selves however they please. What I mean by that is that they don't conform to gender rolls in society. Judith Stacey, a professor of contemporary gender studies found that children of lesbian parents showed greater interest in both masculine and feminine qualities unlike children raised in heterosexual households. She also found that girls of lesbian parents had higher aspirations to occupations that are not traditionally female. She found that boys of lesbian households were less aggressive and violent and more nurturing and affectionate towards others.” Although the things my opponent stated aren’t necessarily bad, not at all in fact, but I would like to note that gender roles are healthy for the overall efficiency of the society. To be raised in an environment that doesn’t support gender roles isn’t bad, but it does take away from societal norms and overall efficiency that gender roles bring. The arguments my opponent presented for the most part can’t actually be refuted or shown to be negative since they are scientifically supported. I would like to note again though, that even if I conceded every one of my opponent’s arguments, my own arguments are still enough to win this debate as they directly show that homosexual couples do not generally put children in a suitable environment. Sources http://catholiceducation.org... http://www.allaboutlove.org... http://www.lifesitenews.com...