Same sex parenting

The main thing that comes to my mind when I think about this debate over same sex parenting is the term parenting. I think that the most important thing to consider is good parenting, not necessarily what gender the parents are. There is so much bad parenting in existence these days that I don't think we should necessarily discriminate against those who are willing to fight so hard to become parents themselves. It can be such a process today for a same sex couple to adopt and if they are willing to do this, they are most likely going to make great parents. Another thing to consider is the amount of children that need adopted. I also hear a lot of people say that same sex parenting will confuse their child in terms of sexual orientation. But in saying this, that would be saying that sexuality is purely environmental which i don't necessarily think is the case. There are some possible negative outcomes that could occur such as lack of a mother figure or father figure that can be very important in a child's development. Another risk they make is subjecting that child to ridicule from other children and classmates. I have personally seen this when i was in middle school and i know it can be a huge problem. But regardless of any of these possible down-sides to same sex parenting I can say without any doubt that many same-sex couple will make much better parents than some "traditional parents" will. Like I said before, there is so much bad parenting happening these days.

Q1 Does same-sex parenting affect the child's sexual orientation?

Q2 Can you think of any benefits to same-sex parenting over more "traditional" heterosexual parenting?