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/^t/The best way of proving the irrationality of the claim that homosexuals should be given a chance of becoming parents, is by presenting the harmful effects that their decision of adoption might have on a child. First of all, the child brought up by two fathers or two mothers is exposed to a constant confusion. It begins with the simple question of addressing its "parents". The child, who hears his or her peers talking about their moms and dads, wants to do the same. Its confusion is further intensified by the tricky questions asked by others. But how can a three-year-old answer, for example, why he has two fathers when he himself does not know that? All he understands is that he is different from his friends and feels stigmatized.