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from Parenting & Family
Woman Reared In Same-Sex Household
Speaks Out Against Gay Marriage
August 19, 2005 -
Dawn C. Stefanowicz is a young Canadian woman who has been speaking out against
the legalization of gay marriage in her country. In April, 2005, Ms. Stefanowicz
read a statement at a Marriage Rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.
In her statement, Ms. Stefanowicz described what her life was like growing up in
a home with a gay father. According to Stefanowicz, "I was at high risk of
exposure to contagious STDs due to sexual molestation, my father's high-risk
sexual behaviors, and multiple partners. Even when my father was in what looked
like monogamous relationships, he continued cruising for anonymous sex."
She said she cared deeply for her father and he shared his life regrets with
her. Her father was molested by older males as a child. "Due to this," said
Stefanowicz, "he lived with depression, control issues, anger outbursts,
suicidal tendencies and sexual compulsions.... Sadly, my father died of AIDS in
1991."
Ms. Stefanowicz noted that growing up in a gay household exposed her to
"bathhouse sex, cross-dressing, sodomy, pornography, gay nudity, lesbianism,
bisexuality, minor recruitment, voyeurism, and exhibitionism. In addition,
"Sadomasochism was alluded to and aspects demonstrated. Alcohol and drugs were
often contributing factors to lower inhibitions in my father's relationships."
After two decades of exposure to these behaviors, she became insecure,
depressed, suicidal and confused over her own sexuality.
According to Stefanowicz, children should not be subjected to such an
environment. "In my opinion, same-sex marriage will put the human rights of the
individual in a higher place than what is best for society, families and
especially children."
Additional Reading: "Review Of Research On Homosexual Parenting,
Adoption, And Foster Parenting," by Dr. George Rekers; "Gender Complementarity
and Child-rearing: Where Tradition and Science Agree," by Dr. A. Dean Byrd.
Updated: 8 February 2008
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