I take the lack of any response to this question from either of you supports my argument that the homosexual lifestyle is more stressful than a heterosexual one.
Then you'd be wrong. My answer was the part where I am less likely to get AIDS by being in a homosexual relationship than a heterosexual one, therefore, by being in a heterosexual relationship, as a woman, I actually have extra stress from the increased chance of getting AIDS and the added chance of getting pregnant before I want.
There are ways for even homosexual men to greatly reduce their chances of getting AIDS. They are pretty much the same ways for heterosexuals to reduce their chances. 1)Make sure that your sexual partners are tested prior to sleeping with them 2)Monogamy 3) Protection, and as an extra safeguard 4) Have yourself checked for AIDS at least every year or 2 or whenever you think there might be a problem
If the mother knows she has AIDS, she can use formula. The key is to know that you have it and then take the necessary precautions. Also, when you account for the fact that a certain percentage of heterosexual sex, shared needle use, and contaminated breast milk, originated from homosexual behavior (i.e, bisexuals with AIDS, homosexuals with AIDS sharing needles), then the 61% of AIDS cases caused by homosexual behavior is actually higher (at least two-thirds to three-quarters). I can never support an argument that basically says "Sure, everyone has problems or stress, so it couldn't hurt to add a little more".
I disagree. While I agree that the number of bullying instances are more for heterosexuals than homosexuals, this is because homosexuals make up a vast majority of the population. If you want to talk about percentages or frequency, then I would argue that it is homosexuals that experience it more frequently compared to heterosexuals. A higher percentage of homosexuals experience bullying more often than heterosexuals.
We were talking about the added stress and bullying that comes from having parents who are gay, not from actually being gay. Many younger kids would be a lot less likely to even notice that much different about another kid with 2 mommies or 2 daddies rather than just 1 mommy and 1 daddy or a child who only had a mommy or a daddy (or like my best friend, who only had her grandmother). To younger children, this would most likely not cause near as much bullying as many, many other things, including a funny last/first name, a parent who is overweight, or even a parent who is not the same race/color as the child.
Now, older children, around teenage years, may notice the difference, and it could certainly be a problem but it is not likely to be an issue if the peer group is already used to the knowledge. And it still would be no more of an issue than many of the other things that I have already mentioned (unless the teenager has some strong biases toward gays, which would indicate they very likely got such bias from their parents or religion).
If you are so worried about it as a problem, maybe you can show some research or studies that could show where children of gay parents face anymore stress or teasing than other children due to their parents' sexuality, instead of just assumptions? Afterall, you are the one who started this with children of gay parents would face extra teasing and/or stress from their peers due to their parents' sexuality, but you have yet to post any proof.