Your opinion on LGBT?

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I'm doing a seminar on Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered rights and need to collect opinions of other people, so if you have the time, can you give your opinion on each of these + any other additional things you may wish to add:

1] Do you believe that a child raised by parents of the same sex would be more likely to "develop" differently? How? (In the sense of gender equality, sexual orientation, gender idendity, acceptance, etc.)
2] Do you think that LGBT should be taught in high schools? Why?
3] Do you think that, overall, same-sex parenting has more positive (or negative) effects than hetero (or single) parenting?
4] Do you believe gay marriage/union should be allowed in all countries? Why?
5] What are your opinions on LGBT in media?

Question 2 - in case there are any differences between your definition of high school and mine - means students between ages 13-18 years old. And, the word "taught" can be interpreted as you want, so long as you mention what you mean, as well - I meant it mostly in the "teaching tolerance," though it can also mean including it in the "making it part of 'Safe Sex' classes" or "making it part of a History/Social Study/other class," etc.

1] Do you believe that a child raised by parents of the same sex would be more likely to "develop" differently? How? (In the sense of gender equality, sexual orientation, gender idendity, acceptance, etc.)
Nothing more than negative consequences of how the rest of society views it.
2] Do you think that LGBT should be taught in high schools? Why?
What do you mean teach LGBT? It's not relevant to the school's job unless it's related to cultural studies.
3] Do you think that, overall, same-sex parenting has more positive (or negative) effects than hetero (or single) parenting?
No opinion.
4] Do you believe gay marriage/union should be allowed in all countries? Why?
In my own country, yes.
5] What are your opinions on LGBT in media?
No opinion.

no. i am bisexual myself, and we dont live in a perfect world or will we ever be

I believe in Gay Rights.

I believe gays deserve rights, especially marriage.

(Disclaimer: I'm the adult son of a lesbian couple.)

1] Do you believe that a child raised by parents of the same sex would be more likely to "develop" differently? How? (In the sense of gender equality, sexual orientation, gender idendity, acceptance, etc.)

I think a child raised by parents of the same sex would be more likely to be open-minded.

2] Do you think that LGBT should be taught in high schools? Why?

I think the contributions of, and issues affecting, LGBT folks should be acknowledged in the curriculum. I don't think it needs to be a separate subject because there's not really that much to teach that can't be integrated into the rest of the curriculum.

3] Do you think that, overall, same-sex parenting has more positive (or negative) effects than hetero (or single) parenting?

I don't think it's possible to compare the two like that, because there are so relatively few same-sex couples that parent.

4] Do you believe gay marriage/union should be allowed in all countries? Why?

Yes, because marriage is a basic civil right that the government cannot deny unless it has a compelling reason to do so. Homophobia is not a compelling reason.

5] What are your opinions on LGBT in media?

I think they're treated too much like soft drinks and game shows and not enough like complicated, diverse groups of human beings.

This tounge-in-cheek list says it all, really:

The only people who don't believe in gay rights are über conservative Christians who believe in the "old fashioned way" of doing things.

Black people had slave ships, treated worse than animals, with no rights.

And we're still having discusions about who gets rights? don't know if i'm taking this the right way? how about equal rights so no 1 gets treated like their different, but with the likes of the church discriminating in the bible, and people of all colours still discriminating, using it, whats going on? shouldn't the slave ships and nazis have taught us a few lessons? yet the same conversations still creep up every where.

I'v probably gone off topic, if so, please ignore, just my grumble.

When people have to repress their feeling, thats when things go wrong, like guns etc

1] Do you believe that a child raised by parents of the same sex would be more likely to "develop" differently? How? (In the sense of gender equality, sexual orientation, gender idendity, acceptance, etc.)
I believe a child raised in a same sex environment is more likely to be accepting of others' sexual orientation, but that's about it.


2] Do you think that LGBT should be taught in high schools? Why?
Exactly what do you mean by this? You cannot 'teach' someone to be gay, bisexual, or transgendered.


3] Do you think that, overall, same-sex parenting has more positive (or negative) effects than hetero (or single) parenting?
Neither. Children need a loving and stable environment to thrive. The people providing that is really beside the point.


4] Do you believe gay marriage/union should be allowed in all countries? Why?
Yes, but for now I am content to fight for marriage equality locally.


5] What are your opinions on LGBT in media?
How they're portrayed or whether they're equally represented?