It was reported in early May that children of gay parents are speaking out as the Supreme Court considers the legalisation of same sex marriage in Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.
Two daughters of women filed a ‘friend of the court’ brief stating that their childhood living situation caused them harm. Heather Barwick and Katy Faust wrote: ‘While we love and cherish our mothers, we feel it's imperative that we bring to the court's attention the impact that redefining marriage will have on children like us.
‘Violating children’s rights’
‘We oppose gay marriage on the grounds that it violates children’s rights and cannot provide children with the most foundational building blocks for child development – a mother and father living with and loving them.’
‘Not natural’
Brandi Walton, who was also raised in a homosexual household, wrote in a column that gay marriage harms children. ‘I knew from a young age that living with two women was not natural. I could especially see it in the homes of my friends who had a mom and a dad. I spent as much time with those friends as I possibly could. I yearned for the affection that my friends received from their dads.
‘Unlike other kids who were apparently raised in gay utopias, I grew up very alone and isolated.
‘No one I knew understood what I struggled with each day, and I had no option but to keep it all inside.’
