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/^t/During thousands of years of history of mankind our civilisation has shaped a model of family. It is true that it undergoes many changes and is not unequivocal, e.g. the number of children in the family still varies according to social status, race and other factors. However, the image of parents stayed the same - father and mother. Up to our times no one ever questioned it but the twentieth century society has become more and more permissive and willing to grant liberties to various minorities. As a consequence of that, some countries allowed homosexuals to marry and adopt children and thus introduced a complitely new model of family.