Equally ludicrous.
ALL parents want the best for their children. They want a safe, happy, fulfilling life for their kids. In all cultures that I am aware of, that means parents would greatly prefer that their children be heterosexual, because nobody was ever murdered for being heterosexual, nobody was ever discriminated against for being heterosexual (with a couple of small industries as an exception), and no heterosexual has ever had to hide in the closet.
So, the question isn't whether a parent would prefer that his children be heterosexual; of course he would. It's a irrevelant question. I would think even that if a homosexual couple adopted a child, they would prefer the child be heterosexual, all other things being equal.
The relevant questions are:
(1) IF it turns out one of your children is homosexual or bisexual, how do you react?
(2) IF your children are heterosexual, how are they taught to treat homosexuals (i.e., treat them as pariahs or treat them as fellow human beings).
The programs which right-wingers denounce do not ENCOURAGE homosexuality; they encourage TOLERANCE of homosexuality.
While obviously any such programs aimed at 10 year olds are ridiculous, I don't see any harm in them for teenagers. |
