'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two' on Passport Applications

[Aramike]

Gay couples are perfectly capable of raising said children, and should be accorded the same opportunities.

Why?

Actually, I don't mind children being raised by gays - so long as there are no heterosexual couples willing to do so. I trust nature's judgement to a certain extent. Medical conditions aside, nature has deemed that only a man and woman can reproduce. Furthermore, it drives us in the communal, family sense leading to the concept of "parenting", which is naturally impossible for gays.

I think some of you are either intentionally misreading Skybird's point, or you simply have blinders on and cannot understand it. Essentially, from what I read, he's simply extrapolating society as an extension of human nature. To him (and I tend to agree) it makes sense to reward CONCEPTUAL communal units that possess potential for the continuance of society - hence, marriage. (Note: I say "coneptual" because marriage is generally based upon the PERCEIVED ability to produce offspring - not whether that ability actually exists.)

So let me throw this nugget out there - if gay marriage should be allowed because the potential to produce offspring is irrelevant, than should marriage between siblings be allowed as well?