[MMM]

Originally Posted by Hisuwashi

MMM and Kayci are both making good points. I wasn't saying that gay parents shouldn't have the right to adopt, I was just exploring the issue. I'm not racist, sexist or a homophobe. I am not saying that an imbalance in masculine/feminine roles causes homosexuality. It is definately something that I believe in though. I'm not a fan of the idea that our DNA controls everything we do with very little regard to nature.

If that's what you believe, then say it. No one said DNA controls everything we do, and nature (or I think you mean nurture) doesn't play a role.

Originally Posted by Hisuwashi

In my views men and women are inherently different, on average. I don't even think thats really debatable. I believe in equality but equality doesn't equal sameness. I think I am going to be disagreed with most of the time because it goes directly against what society tells us. It has nothing to do with 'keeping traditional family values', but it has a more to do with my own personal beliefs. When I raised that issue I knew that it is more of an issue of society in general. The masculine and feminine roles aren't exclusive to males and females respectively, there are heterosexual relationships where to women takes the masculine role. Although traditionally it has been limited to men being the providers and women being the lovers. Anything spoken against 'equality' as it is seen today is immediately going to be shot down as sexist. I think that the reason for that traditional pattern is based somewhat on the fact that each gender naturally leans towards one end on average.

Gay parents often aren't "two traditional dads" or "two traditional moms" when it comes to parenting, and often those roles are filled just sort of naturally.