Texas: Our Hatred of Gays is More Important Than the Loving Nurturing of Parentless Children

CNN's been running this story of Texas' decision to stop homosexuals from becoming foster parents, going so far as to require that any current and active foster parents who are gay must return the children.

The bright man behind the proposal, whose name I did not catch, said such children were far better off in an orphanage than with gays. Again, I'm sure he identifies himself as a good Christian (and as a Christian myself, I am reviled at how many hateful, hurtful people use God as a shield to do their evil).

Homosexuals are people. As humans, they have failings, but not likely failings that are any different than their heterosexual counterpart (I'm straight and I've got a lot of flaws). They love. They want families.

What's the big difference between a straight and a gay parent? Probably far less than most people can imagine. Many children do not grow up in traditional nuclear families today. In fact, many of the children of this country's lawmakers grow up without a father (because the legislature throughout the U.S. is still overwhelmingly male - and white) because these "great men" have walked out on their families.

But this situation is specifically horrific because it not only means to hurt gays - no, these people are willing to use vulnerable, needy children as pawns in their hate. And if they'll use such children, they'll use anything.