Angela,
This topic involves everyone and same-sex couples CAN decide to have
children (through pro-creation, adoption, foster care). What do you call
it if the male partner in a heterosexual relationship cannot fertilize a
woman if they still decide to have children? They can adopt, go to a sperm
bank, have a friend or family member fertilize her?just as a same-sex
couple has these options. You still sound bigoted to me, Angela. I am
sure you will write back saying you love all or whatever, but to me, you
sound like same-sex couples don't or shouldn't have children in any other
way but adopting? I think they should have (and do) more options than that
(not that adopting is a bad option, but for the same reasons hetero's
should have a choice, so should gay/bi/lesbian couples).
Candi
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, October 16, 1998 7:48 PM
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
Subject: Re: family size,etc.
In a message dated 98-10-16 12:57:01 EDT, you write:
<< Some might decide never to have children, just as
some straight people might decide this. Some of us might want many
children. >>
Hi!
Candi - I did not mean to sound biased - But - how can homosexuals DECIDE
to
HAVE children? Do you mean decide to adopt children? Of course, families
come in different shapes and sizes and as I have said before "any love is
good
love in my book." However, they do not have to make a decision whether to
Pro-Create or not! It is a different kind of decision - bring new people
into
the world or adopt ones that are already here. Pro-creating is not even
an
option for them - so therefore, discussing it is not relevant is what the
post
was implying - However, the eco-crisis does affect them and overpopulation
effects the eco-crisis - therefore - the discussion does involve them.
Thanks and Peace!
Angela
