I try and remember when I was younger and a child, view it as a objective period of my life. Personally I believed I was straight at the time and didn’t doubt my attraction to women one bit. I loved that period but i do remember the terror I caused others. I know many straight friends in school that I mistreated and tortured with the “cool” kids. I do apologize with all my heart if you happen to be reading this, no I don’t have any excuse.
Three of my friends died growing up and two of them were tragic endings of being bullied and invisible to everyone at school. It is really hard to think that life in that period would be better if your parents are gay or straight. It certainly would not help and give ammunition to any bully in town. Certain kids get bullied and certain kids fight back the formula is not one of exact science. Some kids who are bullied are athletic, some are cute, some are smart, and some come from rich families. The defense at the Proposition 8 trial brought to the table various statistics as to why children raised by gay parents are at the same advantage as those raised by straight parents.
The defense called to the stand Michael Lamb, head of Cambridge University’s Department of Social and Developmental Psychology.
“The evidence makes clear that having a gay and lesbian parent does not make children more likely to be maladjusted,” Lamb testified.
” children reared by gays weren’t more likely to become gay than other children, but were more likely to be teased about their families by other children. Children of same-sex couples also have fewer sexual stereotypes, such as viewing a nurse as female and a doctor as male”
Attorney David H. Thompson for the Proposition 8 campaign cross-examined Lamb for hours, questioning the methodologies of some studies and portraying him as a “committed liberal.”
“The study is focused on lesbian parents, not gay men, and cited a study that found children of gays fared worse than those of heterosexuals.”
“2000 census data showed that 33% of lesbian households and 22% of gay male households were raising children.”
Both of the sides seem like they are out of touch with children, a study could show a certain reality in a situation but to every situation many variables exist. Children get bullied and mistreated in every form. Children get raped, abused, and mentally damaged. We know from countless of stories and personal experiences the fact of life, us as children are vulnerable and certain people crush the life out of vulnerability. Leave the courts for a minute , does it make a difference if you a have another reason to get bullied when every reason is available to get bullied! Does it make a difference if the parent abusing you is gay or straight? Does it make a difference who it is that is crushing? Some people are just shit and some situations are shit it has nothing to do with gay or straight. You think otherwise? – JAKE
Source: la times
