Sometime far down the road, when my partner and I adopt/have children/whatever, I’ll be sure to let my child/children know that they can be whoever they feel they truly are- a girl, a boy, genderqueer, trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, etcetera… They can wear what they please and play with the toys they please. They will have a voice, and that voice will always be heard… Not just heard, but listened to. They will be educated, enlightened, and taught to be kind and understanding, as I will do my best to understand them, and take their feelings and opinions into account… They can just genuinely be themselves… It such a simple idea, but I feel like people don’t really grasp what acceptance and support and love is, all such important things. Things children (and just people in general, of all ages) should come into and grow up in this world and be familiar with.
Now, tell me, with these ideas, am I really unfit to be a mother/adopt/raise a family simply because I’ll have a partner (whom I expect to share these same ideas)?