It is interesting to note how Michael Asciak in his article “Necessary and contingent dichotomy in human sexuality” (TMIS, June 2) tries to justify his prejudices with arguments about ‘natural law’ and more importantly by making ‘Perfect’ the enemy of ‘Good’. In this article he does so by comparing the health and well being of children in heterosexual and homosexual marriages or civil unions.

Nobody will deny that the best and most natural condition for children is growing up in a loving, two-parent heterosexual family. But it is a false comparison to set that ‘perfect’ situation off against the homosexual marriage or civil union. After all, nobody is suggesting that children should be removed from healthy heterosexual families. 

However, many children grow up in exceedingly poor single parent families or in abusive heterosexual marriages or in orphanages/homes or other ‘Bad’ situations.  These are the children that may potentially be adopted by homosexual couples.  Therefore, we have to ask if it is better for the health and well being of the child to grow up in a loving two-parent homosexual family or in any of the ‘Bad’ situations. Surely most non-prejudiced people would prefer the ‘Good’, although not ‘Perfect’, situation above the ‘Bad’ one.

Simon Oosterman

FLORIANA