The American Academy of Pediatrics, the most influential pediatrician’s group in the country, has endorsed same-sex marriage. The new policy entitled, American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Same Gender Civil Marriage was published online and cites research showing that parents’ sexual orientation does not affect a child’s development. Children do just as well in same-sex families as in straight families so long as the family is nurturing and financially and emotionally stable.
I say, tell me something I don’t already know. Some of the best parents I know are same-sex couples. Thank you American Academy of Pediatrics for supporting the rights of my gay brothers and sisters.
“Your children are not your children.
They are sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the make upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness.
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He also loves the bow that is stable.”
― Kahlil Gibran
Amen!
I use this quote by Gibran often, it was one of my favorites back when my kids were young and now that they have their own families this quote is still important. Nice post.
It’s a no brainer for me, but I’m glad more prominent associations are speaking up. Perhaps it will help other people change their mind. I knew an adoption agency, with so many children waiting for a home, that refused to allow gay couple to adopt. Infuriating.
I agree. My sister in law and her partner raised a wonderful girl (partners daughter) who is married and has two boys of her own. I think gay parents try even harder because of their own struggles growing up.
Gay, straight, single…. As long as a child is being raised in a healthy and loving home, who has a right to criticize!?!? I am for the rights of the children!!
“tell me something I didn’t already know” – know/believe I’m certain there are many people who don’t know/believe this. Some of them are very vocal which is good reason for your post. Honestly, 25 (maybe 20) years ago I doubted this to be true. I thought same-sex parents would only influence their children to be homosexual too. I’ve changed my thinking on this. Good parents influence their children to be smart independent thinkers that care about the world. Sexual orientation is not as important as respecting others and being a good world citizen.
Thank you for sharing. I believe that neither homosexuality or heterosexuality is contagious. Heterosexuals can’t turn someone straight and homosexuals can’t turn someone gay. It just doesn’t work that way. Except for maybe during some drunken nights in college…
I agree. If only these college young adults (I’m against calling college students kids) would listen to the advice about the multiple hazards of drinking too much.