Work and fiction writing have taken their toll on the Black Man Next Door's free time as of late. But, as I toil away at today's agenda, I had to stop and show appreciation for an article I came across on today's news.
In the war against bigotry, homophobia, and plain ignorance, perhaps our most powerful weapons are the emerging stories of children raised by gay parents. In this particular article, I love the fact that this 29-year-old man is straight and Republican -- a testament to his lesbian parents' ability to raise a child with the freedom to develop a free-thinking, healthy psyche; to forge his own path, even if his philosophies are different than his own parents. He's successful, he's bright, and he's mastered an art of love and acceptance that's admirable in its own right.
Nevertheless, I find it amazing that people like Dale O'Leary still even have legs to stand on... clinging to the belief that somehow children need a male and female parent in order to develop normally. This is a slap in the faces of single parents, as well as those of us who were raised by one.
How many of these stories will they need in order to get it?
In the war against bigotry, homophobia, and plain ignorance, perhaps our most powerful weapons are the emerging stories of children raised by gay parents. In this particular article, I love the fact that this 29-year-old man is straight and Republican -- a testament to his lesbian parents' ability to raise a child with the freedom to develop a free-thinking, healthy psyche; to forge his own path, even if his philosophies are different than his own parents. He's successful, he's bright, and he's mastered an art of love and acceptance that's admirable in its own right.
Nevertheless, I find it amazing that people like Dale O'Leary still even have legs to stand on... clinging to the belief that somehow children need a male and female parent in order to develop normally. This is a slap in the faces of single parents, as well as those of us who were raised by one.
How many of these stories will they need in order to get it?
