Parenting

Can gay men spend time with children

and not be considered child molesters?

 
I was really floored by a comment below re: boy scouts

I think their policy is an attempt at protecting the children from anyone who may be a sexual predator.  A gay man taking boys on camping trips could be a recipe for disaster.  Just saying. 

Seriously? People really think that out loud?

https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/10944224.aspx

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Re: Can gay men spend time with children

  • Oh my...
    I missed that comment. I have lots of gay guy friends and that thought would never cross my mind. Just b/c they are gay doesn't mean they're perverts or molesters.
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  • Me oh my.  The ignorance of some people.  I can't even comment on such bigotry.  (Not you, Zenya- the original poster, of course!).
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  • Child molesters are child molesters.  Gay ppl are gay.  HUGE difference
  • That is just ridiculous. I can't believe people even think that way.
  • That's ridiculous. IDK the stats on the ratio of hetero-to-homosexual pedophiles but being Gay and being a sick, sexual deviant attracted to children are not mutually exclusive. How sad:(
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  • That is just a plain ignorant and stupid comment.  Being gay doesn't increase your chances of being a child molester.  They are two entirely different things and anyone who thinks differently is just plain ignorant. 
  • I choked on my 5-layer bean dip when I read that comment.  Disgusting.
  • Of  course they can. Our neighbors and good friends are a gay couple and they are great with Natalie and Owen. I have never asked them to watch the kids but wouldn't hesitate if we needed them to do so. They are really great with our kids and our kids love them.
  • people like that make me so sad and beyond pissed off. 
  • And its that sort of thinking that keeps us from supporting the boy scouts. 

    To think that I used to sort of like her.  ugh.

    But to what auntie said in her comments in that same post, they do a lot for the community and thats the only reason they're getting my 40 bucks.

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    That is just a plain ignorant and stupid comment.  Being gay doesn't increase your chances of being a child molester.  They are two entirely different things and anyone who thinks differently is just plain ignorant. 

    This.

  • This is why my son will never be associated with the Boy Scouts. ?They are homophobic bigots, IMO. ?(not necessarily everyone involved, but their general policy to exclude homosexuals). ?If some people can get past that and let their kid be involved, fine by me. ?But we won't have anything to do with them.?
  • Oh Jesus.

    Comments like that really bother me - when my parents divorced, my mom's best friends were two gay men who used to pick me and my brothers up from school when she couldn't.  They are like uncles to us, and it irritates the crap out of me that anyone would think that a gay man would be more likely to be a child molester/predator than any other person.

    The fact is - people who sexually abuse children are sick individuals - gay or straight - it has nothing to do with their sexuality.  

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  • Guys, it was my comment in the post below.  I'm not against gays in the boy scouts, but I WAS wondering IF that is the reason they are against gay men being leaders, hence my question/statement. 

    Don't get your panties in a wad and call me something that I am not.. which is ignorant or biased.  It is just a theory.

    Thank you for your time.

    Valerie ~Charlotte Adele 4.26.05~ ~Audrey Irene 12.19.2006~
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