Paradise Under Your Feet — Page 195
Appendix 5: Talking About Homosexuality 195 Gender and race are of course completely different things. That is why separate bathrooms for the races at one time in the U. S south were immoral, yet it is still very appropriate to have separate bathrooms for the genders today. Moreover, as already argued, sexual attraction is mutable, while race is fixed. Thus, equating opposition of same-sex marriage to racism is a rather weak rhetorical tactic. Same-sex “ marriages ” with governmental blessing means the government is officially proclaiming two mothers or two fathers are just as good as traditional male – female marriages, a notion we disagree with. The State is officially proclaiming there is nothing inherently special about being a mom or dad, as long as there are two people and therefore devalues motherhood and fatherhood. Homosexuality does not lead to new life, and indeed some resort to adding another partner into the mix by having children through a surrogate mother or sperm donors, potentially causing more confusion for children born in these circumstances as they grow up. The travesty is the rights of children to be raised by their biologic parents (mom and dad) are being deliberately denied. The potential for further family confusion is only starting and who knows what will happen in coming generations, as society devalues the position that children should be linked to their true biological parents. It is all unchartered territory. The welfare of children should always be kept center-stage, as opposed to the sexual attractions of adults in homosexual relationships, who are pushing such ‘ gay friendly ’ legislation in their attempt to counteract the moral judgments of their conduct.