Frances Kelly
Happy Mother's Day when you have two dads!
By Frances Kelly
To celebrate Mother's Day, Huffington Post seeks stories from LGBT kids about their moms:
The whole premise of same-sex marriage is that two dads are equivalent to one mother and one father. But then gay rights supporters claim, "our mothers mean more to us now than ever before . . . moms are, and have always been, special."
If mothers are so important, why intentionally deprive children of them? If motherhood is so "special" why exclude it from male same-sex households?
A vote for same-sex marriage is a vote to deprive children of their mothers.
Advocates claim they support single-sex marriage because of love, commitment, tolerance and equality. But in a monogender male "marriage," where is the love, commitment and tolerance for women and mothers? And how is depriving a child of her mother a form of "equality"?
How do you expect children to have a Happy Mother's Day when they live with two dads but their mother is excluded?
© Frances Kelly
May 13, 2012
To celebrate Mother's Day, Huffington Post seeks stories from LGBT kids about their moms:
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So, in honor of Mother's Day 2012, HuffPost Gay Voices will be focusing on the unique relationship many moms have with their LGBT kids — and we'd like to hear from you!
Send us a photo of you with your mother, along with a short (6 lines or less) anecdote about why your relationship is special.
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And it needn't be your biological mom — if you have a stepmother or another mother figure who has played a significant role in your life, please tell us about her!
The whole premise of same-sex marriage is that two dads are equivalent to one mother and one father. But then gay rights supporters claim, "our mothers mean more to us now than ever before . . . moms are, and have always been, special."
If mothers are so important, why intentionally deprive children of them? If motherhood is so "special" why exclude it from male same-sex households?
A vote for same-sex marriage is a vote to deprive children of their mothers.
Advocates claim they support single-sex marriage because of love, commitment, tolerance and equality. But in a monogender male "marriage," where is the love, commitment and tolerance for women and mothers? And how is depriving a child of her mother a form of "equality"?
How do you expect children to have a Happy Mother's Day when they live with two dads but their mother is excluded?
© Frances Kelly
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