BRAVE NEW FAMILIES: Tom Sylvester

I had my college reunion last weekend. A friend told me about a family situation Judith Stacey would love to study. The expecting mother is a lesbian, the expecting father a gay man, and they are good friends and have bought a house and live together. They don't plan to marry, but plan on staying together and raising their child in their home. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. One the one hand, it's the bio mom and bio dad planning to live and raise their child together. On the other hand, though they plan to put the baby first, I'm sure each parent will seek other romantic interests, which I would think could prove disruptive of a stable home life. How should we think of this type of family structure? All else equal, is it preferable to gay or lesbian adoptive parents? Or is there something about a romantic relationship between the parents that's important? If they did actually get married, would Maggie Gallagher approve? To readers who disapprove of same-sex marriage, do you think this is an appropriate way for a man or woman who's homosexual to become a parent? I'd love to hear comments.

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