In the reading “Beyond same-sex, marriage: A new strategic vision for all our families band relationships”, stated by the government that only households with spouses in marital relationships are considered “legitimate families”. same-sex is not considered a normal family or a family at all, Feminist and queer intervention challenge ideas of the “nuclear family” by wanting to be accepted in their fight for marital rights. The idea of a “nuclear family” is a couple (male/female) with children of your own, so when it came to a couple of the same sex it’s hard for them to fit in society when this is the idea of a functional family. The idea of families of the same sex is not traditional so it isn’t considered a normal real family, they aren’t to have the same norm that other families would have.
In my opinion, I don’t think it matters same-sex or not, you can still be a family. Those rights shouldn’t be taken away from other individuals because of the same sex. A family is being around those who you love and care for, being a couple of the opposite sex and being married with kids isn’t only a family, and I think that’s was the point, sometimes family can be more than just your own blood, I know a couple of the same sex who have kids and people are somehow wowed and just not okay with it. I know some kids are sometimes also wowed with their friend’s parent being of the same sex and I feel like it’s something to change.
