Angry in the Great White North

How long before this becomes an issue? From a poll taken since C-38 passed in the House of Commons:

In a related question, 51 per cent of those surveyed said they do not support the idea of allowing gay couples to legally adopt, while 46 per cent said they do

Adoption is a provincial concern, but since when has that ever stopped the federal government from meddling. Will this be the next issue on the homosexual agenda? From 2001:

"If we don't get parenting rights we will be back in courts," said Irene Demczuk, co-ordinator for a same-sex advocacy coalition in Montreal.

"Without those rights, these would really be second-class marriages," Demczuk said.

And where will the courts go on this? Here's a hint:

Would he [an Ontario family law judge], once gay marriage was entrenched, and in keeping with our government's current equity legislation in the workplace, feel obliged to fast-track gays' access to available children to make up for "past injustices" and their "disability" on the procreative front? And what about a single mother willing to give up her child for adoption, provided the baby went to a heterosexual couple? Whose rights would be privileged, hers or those of gay adoptive applicants?

The judge paused, then said, "I haven't ever really thought about it." Eventually the judge opined that a gay married couple's rights should trump a biological mother's right to have her child raised in a normative family. And on further reflection, he decided, he would also be partial to equity adoption policies for gays. [emphasis added]

"Equity adoption policies"? Does he mean affirmative action? Are babies going to become the currency with which society pays to assuage the guilt laid on by the gay activists and the media for...what? The fact that homosexual couples can't conceive children? Whose fault is that?

And what if the child up for adoption is old enough to voice an opinion in the case of divorced or widowed parent entering into a homosexual relationship? Imagine that the new partner is seeking to adopt and thus gain significant legal rights with regards to the child, including retaining custody of the child if the remaining biological parent dies. What if the child would prefer to be raised by a normative couple related by blood -- grandparents, or an aunt and uncle? What if the family of the deceased parent challenges the adoption? What then? Is the child ruled to be too immature to realize that society needs to address the desires of homosexuals to have children? Is the family of the deceased parent labeled homophobic, and potentially denied all access to the child because of their evil thought processes?

In a custody battle between a heterosexual couple, can one partner enter into a homosexual relationship and thus improve his or her chances of gaining custody by invoking the "equity" argument?

Do homosexuals have a right to be parents of children, even if they can't be parents? Parents have rights, certainly, but is being a parent a right? If biology has limited the ability of homosexuals to be parents, does society have an obligation to use the adoption of children as a means of addressing a perceived "rights shortfall"?

Oh yeah, C-38 won't matter. It won't affect anybody. It's no big deal. Why are some people kicking up such a fuss?