Should same-sex couples raise children?

Aah...touchy subjects. Love them.

I found (ie, was given a link to) a topic similar to this on a message board. The original question started out as "Are there advantages to same-sex couples having kids?", but a majority of the responses talked about how homosexuality was a sin/sick/gross/a perversion/ect, with no real answer for the question that was asked in the beginning. Most of the posts that I did read said that same-sex couples shouldn't even have children. And hence, from reading that board, I decided to ask the members of Zel.

Question number one:

Should same-sex couples be allowed to raise children?


Question number two:

Do you think there are any advantages to same-sex couples raising children?


And I ask you to please explain your answers. Give input, people...Not just one word answers.