Certainly, it is inappropriate for any child to be exposed to a parent's sex life, but that doesn't mean that a child should not grow to know and love a parent's new spouse, straight or gay. Sexual orientation is not contagious. However, secrecy, deceptions and half- truths can cause harm and will send a message to children that the gay parent is evil and that it is OK to hide. The statistics on the impact of kids being raised by a gay parent are conclusive. Overwhelming evidence points towards gays being just as good at parenting as heterosexuals.
Kids suffer no major drawbacks from being raised by gay parents.
Some would question a child being raised in a family other than one with two heterosexual parents. However, such families are in the minority with today's high divorce rate, blended families and children born to single parents. All too frequently, unconditional love is even rarer. No, I made many mistakes. But I made them as a loving parent who happened to be gay and not because I am gay parent.