Pope Francis says children need heterosexual parents. I can see his point... This year, I need to come up with at least three Father's Day gifts:
one for my gay father, one for my gay stepfather, and one for my
straight stepfather - not to mention a dozen or so little gifties for
the gay, bisexual and masculine-of-center father figures who have held
me in their hearts, mentored me and/or let me cry on their shoulders
through the years.
That's a lot of shopping. No child should ever have to bear such a terrible burden.
Okay, let's get serious. Growing up as me had its challenges. I think they had a lot more to do with the sexual abuse that one of my parents suffered at the hands of a Catholic priest in childhood, than they did with the sexual orientation of the loving people who raised me. Priests are not nearly as powerful, creative, or adaptive as children, so my abused parent responded by thriving, and going on to bring me into the world.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buster-ross/il-papa-vs-my-fathers-wha_1_b_7606924.html
That's a lot of shopping. No child should ever have to bear such a terrible burden.
Okay, let's get serious. Growing up as me had its challenges. I think they had a lot more to do with the sexual abuse that one of my parents suffered at the hands of a Catholic priest in childhood, than they did with the sexual orientation of the loving people who raised me. Priests are not nearly as powerful, creative, or adaptive as children, so my abused parent responded by thriving, and going on to bring me into the world.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buster-ross/il-papa-vs-my-fathers-wha_1_b_7606924.html