Gay fashion guru Stefano Gabbana is against same sex parenting

**Grimmlok** · December 21st, 2006, 04:21 PM

Gay designer STEFANO GABBANA is against the idea of same sex couples becoming parents, because he believes children need both a mother and a father. Gabbana insists taking a child away from its mother is "cruel" and that he will never adopt, although a female friend recently agreed to become the surrogate mother of his child through artificial insemination. He says, "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents. A child needs a mother and a father. "I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother." 21/12/2006 19:58

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf...arents_1017292

Well for one, all scientific study has determined that having 2 same sex parents has absolutely no deliterious effect on a child and their upbringing. Just because YOU'RE a skirt-clinging momma's boy....

**Sojiita** · December 23rd, 2006, 01:46 AM

This guy is so completely wrong. 'Mother' and 'Father' are really just societal constructs anyway. How about instead of either just a loving, caring, supportive, involved, instructing, nurturing, guiding PARENT of any kind???? Hell I bet some gay men make better 'mothers' than alot of chicks would!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!

**moomies** · December 23rd, 2006, 02:14 AM

Stefano Gabbana Against Single Sex Parents
By WENN
Dec 22, 2006

Gay designer Stefano Gabbana is against the idea of same sex couples becoming parents, because he believes children need both a mother and a father.

Gabbana insists taking a child away from its mother is "cruel" and that he will never adopt, although a female friend recently agreed to become the surrogate mother of his child through artificial insemination.

He says, "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents. A child needs a mother and a father.

"I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother."

source:
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/en...21255786.shtml

**olivia720** · December 23rd, 2006, 04:15 AM

But what if the alternative is no parents at all? There are a lot of kids that have no parents, ie, Aids orphans.

**aabbcc** · December 23rd, 2006, 05:48 AM

Well ... I can see the point he is trying to make. I know in my own situation that it is hard for my son not having a man around, especially now that he's a teenager. I'm sure he wasn't thrilled having mom teach him how to shave.

**ediebrooks** · December 23rd, 2006, 06:03 AM

I think it would be cool to have 2 daddies--but then I've always been a daddy's girl.

**Honey** · December 23rd, 2006, 06:21 AM

I can't imagine a kid caring....love is love, regardless of who brings you up.

**ray shawn** · December 23rd, 2006, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sojiita

This guy is so completely wrong. 'Mother' and 'Father' are really just societal constructs anyway. How about instead of either just a loving, caring, supportive, involved, instructing, nurturing, guiding PARENT of any kind???? Hell I bet some gay men make better 'mothers' than alot of chicks would!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!

I totally agree. My husband and I argue about this all the time, he is very homophobic. It is quite embarassing.

**SlimandSexxy** · December 23rd, 2006, 10:46 AM

I'm with you edie, it'd have been nice to have to be spoilt by two dads ...

But I'll still need a mom around, I couldn't imagine not having my mom either. She gave I and my sis "THE TALK" bout everything from how kids are born, to what to expect at a certain time every month, to how to make some of her mother's dishes ... okay, that's enough from me.

**foxyroy** · December 23rd, 2006, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Grimmlok

Well for one, all scientific study has determined that having 2 same sex parents has absolutely no deliterious effect on a child and their upbringing. Just because YOU'RE a skirt-clinging momma's boy....

I disagree...and I would bet you may not have read every source regarding the subject.

I really appreciate when one is gay they can be open minded enough to see how relevant a Man and Woman is to a child's well being....it is called balance....

This is not to say that same sex partners can't do the job...it is just refreshing to hear it coming from a gay man... that heterosexual relationships are important in more than bringing a child into the world.

**MgMMD** · December 23rd, 2006, 11:44 AM

My friend had to take her niece and nephew in because they were being abused by their STRAIGHT wonderful parents.

Yeah abusing a 6 month old...alll about the balance.

**Elise** · December 23rd, 2006, 02:14 PM

I can understand the whole "a child needs both a woman & man in their life" argument, but one hopes that any couple has enough friends & family around that there is someone who can play the mother or father role to the child.

**Lobelia** · December 23rd, 2006, 09:25 PM

Sure, it's cruel to take a child from their mother, when the mother WANTS the child, and can take care of it. But if that doesn't happen, what then?

I'll agree that one male and one female parent would be the ideal, if both are good parents. Even so, I say this with stereotypical images in my mind, where the father teaches the kid how to throw a ball, and the mom teaches how to cook.... How often does this Ozzie & Harriet situation actually occur? How many male/female parenting teams actually fit the ideal? And how many of these do we have to go around?

I can't help but believe that there are many cases where two gay parents do a better job of parenting than two heterosexual parents. It's not a perfect world, and there are too many children who need loving homes and parents to limit ourselves to some ridiculous ideal, when there are people who want children to love & raise.

**Pandora** · December 23rd, 2006, 10:40 PM

What a retard. So he'd rather have his kid raised by himself and a friend as a surrogate mom, whom he'll form no family with, instead of having another dad to share the child with? The 2nd option is so much better in my eyes. Actually, straight couples (married or divorced), same sex couples and single parents are all suit to be such if they provide a loving home for their kid(s). THAT's what matters.

**Cate** · December 23rd, 2006, 10:51 PM

I do think it's *generally* cruel to take a baby from its mom and give it to random people- gay OR straight, married or single. A lot of adopted children have serious psychological issues stemming from abandonment and never feeling like they 100% fit in with their adopted families. However, when kids don't have a choice (orphans, abusive parents, etc), of course, I think adoption is a better alternative.

DH's dad is gay (obviously bisexual at some point since he was married to DH's mom), and DH had some issues with proving his masculinity for many years (i.e. man-whore) BUT his dad was also an absent parent, and DH didn't figure out that he was gay until he was a teenager, so who knows if it had been different if he had raised him differently