i must really giggle at some people here.
seriously, it's not bad at all to have such things in the show itself.
if you think it's a problem, then maybe you are the problem?
if it seems forced on kids if it's included, then what about all the other things being "forced" on them?
same sex couples is just couples like straight ones, not some hocus pocus badus.
one argument i've heard is that kids adopted by gays have a much harder time growing up because of the new parents.
and it's really not helping it improve in the future by hiding it as much as possible, and especially not in kids in growing up.
that's the time where they learn lots of things, and can easily be indoctrinated into things that really shouldn't be a issue in the first place.
and if it hurts pony stuffs in countries where gay stuff is illegal, then i doubt they have much western influences anyway and is unlikely to watch the show at all.
if it makes them have a bad ache in the posterior, then good, serves them right for their views.