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Gay people have just the same amount of rights to adopt as any other person. If anything they should
have more rights. They would probably love them more anyways. They can't just have a baby so they
don't take children for granted. Does it really matter who the parents are as long as they love
their children???? |
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They should be able to because the kids would be in an orphanage anyway and why can't they have
children? |
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I personally believe that its better for a gay couple to have a child of their own, then to have
this prejudices against homosexuals. |
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Kids are going to be teased for anything and everything...they don't have the coolest clothes, there
not playing the latest video games so that's not a very good argument at all and to ban somebody
from having children because there either two men or two women is absurd. My girlfriend are going
to make great mommies a heck of a lot better then the strung out straight 15 year old a lesbian will
adopt from. Adoption should be judged household to household, i still think gay people should go
through the same process as a straight couple though. But we certainly shouldn't be denied the right
to a family cause we found love in the same sex. |
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Yes because there are so many people in the world today who aren't fit to adopt or even have
children i don't see a problem with letting a gay loving couple have a child when it would be better
for the baby... Its the 21st century any way whats the big deal... |
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I don't have any attraction to the same sex but i think that they have a right to have kids. But
there is a side I'm against it because the children has to go to school and get made fun of for
having two moms or two dads. But two men and two women together can love and take care of there kids
just as any other couple could. |
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I believe that they have every right to adopt, no matter what same sex couple they are. It doesn't
mentally damage the child, most children nowadays grow up with parents who have split up, does it
mess them up? Depending on the background sometimes it can as both parents are leading different
lives, I would just like to point out i am not offending single parents I am just stating an opinion
as single parents are able to manage children without a male/female partner so why cant gay couples
do the same? There are homosexual couples out there who want nothing but to love and nurture a
child, its not sick at all, and I fully encourage it. |
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Why not let to homosexuals who are capable of raising a child take responsibility over from the
heterosexual catholic parents who lost there right to have children because there messed up in the
head and taught the child that "if your not strait and christian your evil and will burn in hell" id
much rather have to dads than a mental mother and extremist Christian father. (not that i have any
problem with any belief or life style I'm just using an example i've experienced with a friend of
mine that's all) |
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I am for this. I do not think the fact that the parents are gay has anything to do with the way they
will raise a child. They will love a child the same that heterosexual couple would. Leaving a child
without a home is ridiculous!!! |
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Of course. Its another right that gay people should definitely be able to have. If you think about
it, gay couples have to go through so much more in order to have children. Its really not an easy
thing to do. Whether it is adoption, which then you have to deal with people wondering whether or
not you are capable of providing a healthy environment for the child to live in or if its through a
donor for gay women. You have to really want the child. Once you've finally gone through all the
trouble that you know will be worth in the end, you know you're going to be ready to be an amazing
parent. My point is that gay couples go through so much, they want it bad enough that they know they
will not fail. Straight couples are amazing parents as well but there is that chance of a 'mistake'
and that could lead to an unwanted child and a sad life ahead. Gay couples can be better than some
straight couples for sure. Like said before, there are plenty of children looking for a home right
now that would be more than happy to take a gay couple as their parents. Why not? |
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If same-sex couples are permitted to form civil unions and are now recognized by law in many
countries, then there is no reason at all that they should not be permitted to adopt children. On a
legal level, allowing them to marry, but prohibiting them from raising children makes absolutely no
sense and is indefensible from a human rights perspective. If we are to confirm basic civil rights,
then we must go all the way.
Gay couples can be just as responsible or irresponsible as straight parents when it comes to raising
children. There is absolutely nothing that somehow makes them intrinsically less capable of caring
for a child. The only problem that their children may run into, is that they may be teased or even
bullied at school. Hopefully, however, this will subside in the coming years. |
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Sure why not, there's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to. There are tons of children who need
good homes, why should they have to live in an orphanage. Gay couples are just as good as
heterosexual couples, it all comes down to parenting. |
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Adoption should be taken on a case by case basis, not determined by "gay or straight". |
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Gay couples should be allowed to adopt children. You need to look at the bigger picture. Think about
all the children that grow up in the system. Whatever the circumstances are that got them there, I'm
sure they would be grateful to anyone that adopted them and gave them love and support as they grow
up. The opposition states that this is bad because of the cruelty of other children at school. Kids
are going to be cruel regardless of the home life. Think about all the kids that have parents in
prison, have disabled parents, only one parent left alive...are you saying that it is more important
not to have parents at all then to have gay parents? I think that is far more cruel than being
subjected to some jokes at school. Furthermore, being gay is not a choice. It is something that you
are born with and grow up living with the fear of how everyone else looks at you. Gay people do not
need help, they need respect! |
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Absolutely. I know plenty of gay couples who would be much better parents than heterosexuals I see.
Given a choice between a loving home with gay parents and no home at all, you'd have to be a fool
to turn down gay adoption. |
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Yes, everyone is equal, and should be able to adopt kids! |
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Yes because I think everyone has the right to adopted |
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I disagree but have similar reasoning to yourself, gay couples shoul adopt children who can't have
parents, and children should be adopted by people who can't have children. Then the world turns
round.Ooh and some gay couples can make better parents than some straight ones. |
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As long as their loving why not? |
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As long as the child is loved a brought up in a stable environment then why not. A gay couple are
equally as capable of giving a child everything it requires. |
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I think they should be allowed... People say they're going to be teased and picked on.. But if it
wasn't the fact their parents are gay then it would only be something else. As long as the child is
bought up in a stable and loving home and are shown the right ways of life then i don't think
sexuality of the parents matter. |
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LOL well, red rose, this poll shows how silly people are, everyone that seemed to vote green, voted
against your ideas. LOL while most of the red voted with LOL |
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Why does it matter what kind of person you are all that matters is that you take care of the child |
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Iv a gay auntie who has 3 kids from her previous marriage
shes now in a civil partnership with another woman
shes raising those kids quite well
sexuality has nothing to do with it
so how would it matter if the kids were adopted?
Would the fact they were adopted somehow conflict with the sexuality? |
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You say you have nothing against the gay community. What about your opinion, sounds like you are
saying you are against them having a family.... |
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WTF? Everyone's replying on the wrong side! People who think gay couple SHOULD be able to adopt,
reply on this side! (The topic's shouldn't) People who think the SHOULDN'T be allowed to adopt,
reply on the other!
Everyone should be able to adopt kids. Things and times are changing, people. Anyways, which would
you prefer: The possibility of being teased everyday and having a loving family or being shipped
from foster home to foster home, or living in an orphanage? It's not that difficult to choose...
You don't choose to be gay, or bi, or straight! Just as you don't choose to be born with an XX
chromosome or an XY chromosome. It's completely (or mostly) random! We shouldn't punish people just
because they're not straight.
I've also noticed that some people are arguing the whole tradition mother/ father figure role.
That's a bunch of bs. There's masculine girls who could play the traditional father figure role
easily, and feminine guys who could do the same for the traditional mother figure role. Even then,
why do you need traditional roles like that?!? Does that mean single people shouldn't be allowed to
adopt? Or that single parents should have their children taken away from them? You can't just say
the mother/father argument without including them!
There's nothing wrong with being gay. There's nothing wrong with living with or marrying the same
sex. Why should you say we shouldn't teach kids that? The worst that could happen as far as values
for life is that they learn tolerance of people who are minorities. What's wrong with that?
Also, if a bi person or a gay person has a child in another marriage (straight) and they either
divorce their spouse or their spouse/ boyfriend/ girlfriend dies or was never part of the picture,
then are you going to argue that they shouldn't marry someone their own gender and keep the kid?
Should they just give the kid up for adoption because they want to enter into a homosexual
relationship? No, and you can't legally or sanely make them.
There's no point, no reason, and no sense in any of the arguments against gay people adopting. It
should be allowed!
(the red side is for gay adoption, the green side is against, people!) |
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I honestly don't care if people are gay or not. Orphans are already tortured, raped, and beaten.
Why put them thru more pain?? Their parents already left them and or died, they shouldn't have to
undergo more pain. Its one thing to be gay but when you bring children into the matter its
something else. Gay marriage isn't even legal in some states so why should we even consider letting
them adopt?? If i was a child i wouldn't want to have to deal with all the kids at school picking
on me and makingfun of me just because my "parents" are gay. Gay people are just now being accepted
into our society and just now fitting in. Obviously they are having their own difficulties of their
own and shouldn't be allowed to adopt children. Some people may ask well " does it really matter if
they are in a home where they are loved?" My response to that is YES. Okay people that hit
their children and abuse them love their children. Right? So should they be able to keep abusing
their children? NO. A lot of people love children and are still unfit parents, including gay
people. |
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Why not? |
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Gay couples should not be able to adopt children. I know that sounds awful, but I don't think
raising a child in that kind of environment is in their best interest. You don't want a child to
think that this kind of relationship is OK. I mean, power to the people that are in these
relationships, but if that is what you choose, you just shouldn't be allowed to adopt. It is their
decision to be together and I think if that is their decision , it should automatically mean no
kids. It really isn't healthy for children. Can you picture when that poor child goes to school?
They will never, ever live it down that they have gay parents. You cannot hide something like that.
The only reason Rosie can pull it off is because she has a ton of money. Only a woman and a man
family should have children. |
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This is definitely not true. Redrose, I don't believe anybody should prevent people from knowing
their options. It's a perfectly valid lifestyle and I think people mean to be on the opposite sides.
The people that are for gay adoption should be on this side...and the people who are against it
should be on the other...right?
Anywho, there are thousands of unwanted children in our orphanages and I see no problem with a gay
couple adopting one. You're going to punish them for their sexual orientation by denying them what
greater joy than a child? It's the one thing they can't get on their own and so I don't see how
anyone could be so prejudiced as to deny them that because they don't agree with their choices. I do
have a problem with your words, 'natural couple', sudipa. Homosexuals are just as natural as anyone
else.
But honestly, everyone has the right to adopt and be adopted. |
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In my opinion, gay couples should definitely be allowed to adopt children. In the orphanages, there
are countless children even today, who are deprived of parental love and care. So, if a gay couple
thinks of adopting a child, I think that there is no harm in it. When a child is adopted, proper
care should be taken so that he/she is provided with an environment, conducive to his/her growth. As
long as the child lives a healthy life and grows normally, issue like whether he/she has been
adopted by a natural couple or a gay couple or even a single parent, should not be a matter of
concern. Moreover, if our society does not permit gay couples to adopt children, then I feel that it
is the result of cramped mentality of man who has lost his kindness and humanity, with the progress
of science. |
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The bible says that marriage is for one man and one woman only. Why encourage something that is
entirely wrong? |
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A child needs a balanced environment and comprehensive life style to become a useful member of the
society, without prejudices and insecurities. He needs to have a complete outlook from the outset;
the protection of a father and the selfless love of a mother, both combine to form a home. In an
environment where he is deprived of a mother’s sweet love or a father’s iron control, the child
will not thrive. |
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I do not think that gay people should be allowed to adopt children. Although they may be great
parents, having gay parents would open the child up for a life of jokes, pranks and hurtful remarks
from their friends. They would be bullied and picked on all through their educational years. Kids
today do not understand what "gay" means and if another student does not have the traditional mommy
and daddy, they will be an oddball in their class. It is not fair for the child. Why should the
child be forced to explain their parent's sexual orientation all of their lives? Homosexuality is
against the teaching of the Bible and should be illegal in public. It is a choice, not a lifestyle.
Gay people are sick and need help, just like a drug addict. They should definitely not be allowed to
be around children. |
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16 Feb 2008 03:42
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