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OK, sweetie.

Gotta run. Love you.

Love you too.

Hey, Melody?

You still there?

Yeah.

Take care of your brother, OK?

OK.

MELODY:
My parents really push

my brother into things,

like school, music.

Everything.

It was just so different

with me, though.

You know, any time

I started getting good at something -

piano or dance,

or basically anything arty -

Dad would just stop paying lessons.

It's like... it's like he hated me

being good at things.

Hell, he wouldn't even

let me listen to music.

He's weird.

And I know that sounds stupid.

I know that.

But... that's just the way it seems.

That's good. That's good.

You've shown some really

perceptive discussion

on the legal side of

same-sex marriage

and the legal side of adoption.

But what about the kids

in this whole issue?

How are they going to be affected?

What's going to be their place

in this complicated jigsaw?

Yeah.

Um... I don't really think it matters.

If you have parents

that are the same sex

or male and female

they're still gonna

get the same amount of love,

and the kids are gonna be

brought up fine.

I can kind of see, though, if...

Other people, they'll probably

look at 'em differently, I reckon.

TEACHER:
Why would they

look at them differently?

Well, I mean, obviously

people are gonna find out

that his parents are gay,

so, you know, he's gonna get

harassed and teased at school.

You know, it's just rude

and it's unfair.

Exactly, yeah - that kid

would have to put up with

all of the torment that he'd get

because his parents

made the selfish choice

to have that relationship

and then bring them into it.

What - you're saying

that it's selfish

for two people to have a child,

for two loving people to bring

a kid into a loving family?

Is that what you're saying?

BO Y:
No.

It's just it's not natural for

two... two gay men to have a kid.

It's got nothing to do with 'natural'.

If two people love each other

they should be able to bring

and raise a child...

It's not about love.

They've never been able

to adopt a kid before.

God made Adam and Eve,

not Adam and Steve.

That's f***ing bullshit, mate.

You're referring to

a Bible reference.

It's a creation story - it's a myth!

BO Y 2:
If two dudes

are bringing up a kid,

of course the kid's gonna be

a fag in the end, aren't they?

You're f***ing ignorant, mate.

TEACHER:
Sean...

You're f***ing ignorant.

TEACHER:
Settle. Come on. Hey.

My f***ing parents

are straight as an arrow.

BO Y 2:
Look at you - you're a fag.

TEACHER:
Matt, that's enough.

You're trying to inflict it

on the rest of us.

TEACHER:
Hey, whoa. Whoa.

This is not a personal discussion.

It's a discussion about issues, OK?

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