Slight differences in relation to children exist between homosexual and heterosexual fathers. Gay fathers do not agree to the extent of heterosexual fathers that children help nuture the morality of one's behavior. However, gay fathers support the idea that children enhance one's masculinity more. The social aspect of being a gay father also plays an important role in their approach to raising children. The stereotypes of gay fathers are strong.
Homosexual fathers feel two underlining pressures from our society.
First, he has to deal with being gay. Second, he feels he has to live up to other's expectations of being a good parent. Many people make the assumption that he may do irreparable harm to his child because of his sexuality. The main reason why these stereotypes exist is because there have been very few studies performed that measure actual parenting behaviors, styles, and activities. The absence of this testing enables people to form their own judgements.