This YouTube video is called “What do people think of lesbian moms?” And I made it. It's not a very exciting video, but here is my commentary on it.
1. Although there isn't any way to tell, this app probably has a lot of young people on it. Whether or not it's a good focus group is up for you to decide.
2. Compared to what I expected, there were way more people who thought lesbian parents would force their child to be a lesbian. Here is my commentary on that: Most lesbians have experienced people forcing or expecting them to be straight. So (a) forcing people to be a sexuality doesn’t change them because lesbians are still gay and (b) lesbians probably wouldn’t force “gayness” on their kids, because they have a different sexuality and because they were pressured to be a sexuality that wasn’t they’re own.
3. There were some good responses. Before I told everyone that I was the child of lesbians, a person who was lesbian wondering about lesbians with kids had already commented, as well as a young person with a gay mother. So I guess people like me aren’t as difficult to find as I think they are J
4. Some people think (I’ve heard this before) that if a child has lesbian parents, said child will not have “a male role model”. Okay. This one’s a tough subject for me. If I’m going to be 100% honest with you, I really do not have father figure. And to me that’s okay. It’s not as if I live in a world surrounded by only women. I live with all females, yes. But what difference does it make? Really I have two people who are willing to do basically anything for me. Do you have any idea how much time effort and emotional pain it takes for lesbians to build a family? Just as a general trend, it’s a different and more difficult path. And so my parents must really love me right? And they’re good parents. Think about it- some people have no one loving them. I’ve got two parents. I’m so lucky. Who the heck cares if they’re both women? And I have male role models, okay? It’s just that none of them are fathers. And I’m really not the only one. Have you ever heard of single parents? Yeah. And just to be clear, two dads can be great parents too.
Well, there’s a lot more discussion that all of this has sparked for me, but I won’t be discussing it now. If you have anything to add, that would be fabulous! ^-^ Leave your thoughts in the comments, it’s super easy and doesn’t require you to leave your email!
Hope that everyone has a splendid day. And if you aren’t/don’t, I hope things get better!
-M