Gay and Lesbian parents

The articles that we had to read this week were both good and interesting reads. As for the first article saying that homosexual couples can be parents I agree. I agree with the author on the fact that just because a child grows up without a male or a female parent does not mean they are going to struggle in their life. This fact or hypothesis that a child will struggle without having a distinct mother or father in their life just seems to be nonsense to me. I thought it was interesting that the author mentioned that there is not a whole lot of research done on this project. Coinincedently, this idea of same sex parents is what my research is revolving around. So my question for you is...What if there was a lot of research out there saying that homosexual parents fulfill the child's needs and more....Do you think that people in society today would still believe that homosexual parents for a child is a struggle and hurtful to their development as an adult?
What I believe is that people today will reject any statistic they do not morally agree with. So, I think people, even if proven that homosexual parents does not effect a childs development, will still say no that homosexual parents are not benefical for the child. What I also drew from the articles is that most people see it okay for people to be raised by a single parent. What I do not understand here is that fact that one parent (either mom or dad) is out of the picture.... just like in a homosexual relationship. However, what either author forgets to ask or ponder is that fact that The child who is being raised by homosexual parents is still recieving love, a parent 2nd parent figure, and a role model under a household that the child being raised by a single parent may not be recieving. The question about whether or not are homosexual parents "good" parents is one that is hard to answer because what qualifies a set of parents as "good" and who says that heterosexual parents are all "good" parents.
Without having any strong research or personal experience I cannot put my opinion on this topic. What I do think is that people should not judge when there is no hardcore evidence. I understand that children are not "subjects" and should not be put in a trail and era situation, but in order to learn more about this topic it needs to be legal and okay.