“What’s up with Brett and Gary, Mom?”

“Brett and Gary are life partners baby doll. That means that they love each other the way Mommy and Daddy love each other. We don’t know WHY – but I suspect it’s like how you don’t like chicken but your sister does. It’s just the way God made them. The Bible says it’s wrong – but the Bible also tells us it’s not our job to judge them – only to love them.”

As a result – being “gay” isn’t a big deal in my house. We are friends with gay couples – and one of my best friends in the world is a lesbian. NO BIG DEAL!

With that said – I think if my children were exposed to EITHER of those ads in a public place- especially at a young age – the whole conversation wouldn’t have been NEARLY as comfortable or natural. I’d hate to have ANY sex talk with a young child in front of either of those ads.

“What’s going on in the picture, Mommy?”

“Um… nothing natural OR beautiful baby!”

UGH!

What a shame – such beautiful scenery – the shot from the plane is SPECTACULAR!

P.S. Lose a little weight, will ya!

I think these ads are ridiculous in a public place. Better off used in educating then plastered in public places where small children see them.

To me, I could care less who sleeps with who or what sex. That is just something I find too personal and nobody’s business. I do not judge and do not think one’s sexual preference has a significance on their character.

Great post and photos.

Still not getting the whole “But I don’t want to have to explain it to little Johnny” complaint either. There are age-appropriate responses for nearly every question a kid could ask, or simple redirection if you really can’t think of anything to say. It’s not like you have to say, “Well, Johnny, sometimes men like to have sex with lots of other men or women might have sex with lots of men but this makes them get horrible diseases so it’s important to use condoms.” Come on. I’m sure something vague about the importance of knowing the people you hug and taking responsibility for your health would suffice for a young child.

But to prevent older kids from getting these kinds of important messages because of what a PRE-SCHOOLER might think or say? I just think that’s silly, and wrong. It’s a picture of two men embracing and another of a hetero couple kissing. Really? That’s “explicit?” I’ve seen more explicit stuff in the pages of women’s magazines and on ads for soup.

At any rate, I won’t comment anymore on the subject as I think I’m talking to myself here!