I know Im late to the party, but I have to comment on this.

I have only read the post, so I don’t know what Ovarit in general thinks about homosexuality. But here is my stance on homosexual parenting: I’m okay with it. I believe that when it comes to adopting an orphan, a gay couple should have the same opportunities a straight couple has. Obviously, adoption should be a last resort, but there are times when it is necessary. Ideally, if a child loses his parents, he ends up living with relatives, like grandparents or aunts/uncles. If that means he ends up raised by his uncle and his uncle's husband (also uncle), then I’m all for it, because the child stays within the family. Although I consider that guardianship, rather than parenting, but it’s the same effect.

I have reservations about surrogacy and IVF. You are deliberately bringing a child into this world, only to separate the child from one of his or her biological parents. Every child should have the right to know about his or her genetic lineage and background. Surrogacy is worse, because it deprives the child of natural breast milk from the woman who gave birth to him. Men cannot breastfeed. Given that there is a dire shortage of baby formulae in America, towards which the federal government appears to be indifferent, I am more convinced that the child needs his or her birth mother for the first six months of his or her post-natal life.

Personally, I think a better solution would be for a male couple and a female couple to make arrangements where they have children, live close by and share custody of their children. A child raised in such an environment will have a dad, a mam, a stepdad and a stepmam. I also believe that the role of an uncle and an aunt is important for a child's development. Now, I’m all for people having children to keep the country’s population going, but that doesn’t mean everyone has to reproduce. People can always have big families, with gay uncles and lesbian aunts helping to support their nieces and nephews.