Charlie Condou: The three of us

Two parents, a mother - a family

When I started writing this column, I had no idea what the answer would be. Of course, readers of this journal is famous liberal and tolerant, but these words also appear online and the rest of the world ... Well, say that reading what is said on the Internet is not the way to restore faith in humanity.

After the first column was published, I prepared for the answer. What happened was something extraordinary: I received over 1,000 messages on Twitter, not a single negative reaction or abusive

I was blown away and even made a little emotional in the spate of messages of support and positive. After all, it's the world I want my children growing up in the place of their families next to each family, and they have to deal with bullying or judged because of the sexuality of their parents

But there is always one, right? Last week, the Irish Independent published a homophobic diatribe by Eamon Delaney referred to in this article, to call my strange family. He said that was patently ridiculous to treat gays parents equal to the right, but he did not say why. He is also convinced that a biological link ignored any other relationship, because "breast" as the only evidence of this (probably those who adopt, or can not breastfeed, unless the parents also to them).

Delaney seems to be a problem not only with gay men raising children, but that does not seem to think is good for any man who has practiced in the parents, saying: "Not in vain The Irish Independent supplement called "Mothers and babies." He goes to the question of the existence of bisexuality ("Is not it reminiscent of seventies sexual experimentation cowards?"), Expressing alarm Rights "gay" part of "human rights" of the day (because people gays are not human?), and the concern they have forgotten that homosexuals are a minority (equality is something that should be given the most likely).

Delaney began his diatribe spattered with saliva, of course, that old chestnut, "some of my best friends are gay." Yes, really. What I can only say, probably no more now do not know what a fan

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• Delaney are typical of this kind of thing when they say they oppose same-sex parents. Sincere, deeply held belief they are right, that his justice is evident that, of course, a heterosexual couple makes for better parents than a gay couple, but not a single test or one of the main reasons why. They deliberately ignore the abundant research showing that children of gays and their partners the right, as "just know".

They carry words such as "natural" and "normal" without being able to explain what he is doing very well. Cancer chemotherapy is natural and is not - what is your point? Want to know the greatest risk to children of homosexual parents? The thugs and fanatics as Eamon Delaney.

This week is a national anti-bullying week and did a lot of work with different models (DRM), a charity dedicated to schools to talk about bullying and homophobia . It is always interesting to work with children. They are often passionate and opinionated, but is also prepared to engage with new ideas and, unlike many adults, open to change their attitudes. Some of them begin as Delaney, a position of absolute certainty that "different" equals "bad". But when you talk to them, gently investigate their misconceptions about the difference, and explain the damage that evil is often surprised by their willingness to open their minds. We have a long way to go before schools are taken seriously as they take racism homophobia, but groups such as the DRM is a good start.

Becoming a parent I politicized in a way that I expected. Maybe it's something to do with being less egocentric after you have children. It did not matter much when it was just me, but now I want a better, kinder, more just for my children. Is not that what all parents want, gay or straight?

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