Should gays be allowed to adopted kids?

I still don't like the school argument, and don't see it as a feasible reason to stop an entire group of people adopting because they just "might" be teased at some point, much like many other kids are teased.... and it is hardly working against iniquity and bigotry if we let the little buggers who would tease a kid just because of his parents win.

And its all been said before about environment affecting I child. Yes, we are shaped by what we experience, to an extent, but we are not forced onto one path by it. I only know, well, one gay person. He came from a family of five. He was the 2nd born. 2 sisters, 2 brothers. His parents most certainly aren't gay. All of them are "straight", only he is gay, so I fail to see how if environment decides personality, as people say, a straight family could produce a gay son or daughter...

And well said Tex, my thoughts exactly.

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
Never heard of Gay adoption....oh, honey....

Oh, no! I ment "My Two Dads" 😂 I know about Gay adoption

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
I still don't like the school argument, and don't see it as a feasible reason to stop an entire group of people adopting because they just "might" be teased at some point

Exactly.

The same was said of biracial children not 2 decades ago.

"Biracial couples shouldn't have children because it's not natural, and the children will be teased in school and suffer severe emotional trauma seeing as their parents are participating in a biracial relationship"

Well today if anyone objected to biracial couples they'd be lynched; labeled as racists. What was once tabu and inappropriate is absolutely normal, and accepted today.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, anyone against equal rights for homosexuals will end up on the wrong side of history.

atfirst i thought sure why not.. but then i thought no because it could give the child an incorrect view on society.. i doubt 2 men would teach a son to love women and thats what a family is and what not.. im not saying they wouldnt be open to a straight child.. but i just think it would be much harder for the child to learn even if the parents were fair with them... when they make their choice they know they cant repopulate i think its a choice they have to live with

Alot of people grow up with single parents, live through bitter divorces, might be taken in by relatives etc... a family is what one makes of it. The concept of the good old nuclear family, mother, father and 2.5 kids is increasingly outdated....

And they would be unable to teach their child how to love a women? Not sure if thats the purpose of a child, or parents, but what is the difference between a man and a women in love, and two men, or two women in love? Love is love, a natural thing.

Link> “personally I think the sexual aspect of a gay relationship may permanently scar a child.”
How? Do you say homosexuality is a kind of “scar”????
Children of straight couples grow up and some turn out gay.
So obviously the sexuality of the parents does not influence the sexuality of the child.
You may at the most get kids who’re not homophobic. I don’t consider that a loss.

Forumcrew> Tell me how a child being adopted by gay people may get an “Incorrect view on society”? Why should two men NOT teach their son to love women? Our sexuality doesn’t de-pend on that of our parents; it develops naturally when we reach our teens – regardless of the sexual preferences of the parents.
What do you man “that’s what a family is”? Our nucleus-family with mum/dad+2½ child is only some 150 years old – the way we live have changed throughout history.
Did your straight parents force their sexuality down your throat? Why should homosexual par-ents be any different?? I don’t get this kind of argument.

Parents do not teach children to love the opposite sex.... It's not going to be up the the gay parents to teach their child how to care for or how to like a girl.. It happens on it's own and knowing society today it's more than likely gay parents children will turn out straight...I think?..

AdventChild> There are more heterosexual than homosexual people in the world.
But even if a kid of gay parents became gay... So what?

having gay parents doesn't meant the kid is going to be the same. they are gay but aren't preaching others to be so.

I don't think gays should be alowed to adopt, not beacause im homophobic because society wont except this, the child/children will be bullied and tormented at school, its sad but true.

The same society that didn't want to accept racial equality and female rights?

Is it so hard to look beyond the school years? 🙄

Hmm that is true both of them thing have now been accepted maybe society will finaly accept gays, but at this current time there is to much homophobia

Originally posted by Filth
I don't think gays should be alowed to adopt, not beacause im homophobic because society wont except this, the child/children will be bullied and tormented at school, its sad but true.

Same here

Originally posted by Filth
I don't think gays should be alowed to adopt, not beacause im homophobic because society wont except this, the child/children will be bullied and tormented at school, its sad but true.

THen it's the parents of the bullies, and those who think in such a way that should have their rights and priviledges taken away, not those who are gay and are just trying to give a child a loving home.

That's like saying "Well black people shouldn't be allowed to live in Alabama because there are racists there and they might get hurt." It's flawed logic, nothing more.

True. How can we possibly, in any sane theory, stop an entire group of people from having kids, just because some bigoted little brats and their parents might, the operative word is "might", tease the afore mentioned children of that afore mentioned group. Now I know others have pointed out that teasing can be a common part of school for kids, and can be upsetting, but where does it end as others have asked? Do we stop large people having kids as their kid might be overweight and teased? Or stop people with certain jobs or names from having kids as those kids might be teased about their parents jobs/names? Maybe stop smart people having kids as well, it seems super smart kiddies are teased in school as they are smart?

And also, in my mind it would be letting small mined people win if a gay person can't have kids just because that small minded person might tease the child. And teasing in most cases does not scar a person for life, it is unpleasant, yes, but I don't think it would destroy a kids life.

it's been mentioned dozens of time that the idea of being bullied in school is very highly overrated; it's the arguement those that are against it use and is based on their silly little ideas instead of actually experience in the field

True. Though they really should come to see that it is not a viable argument. In fact, I think its about the third time I have said the same thing, only in a different way.

combine that with me saying it 4 times and it shows that people need to read a discussion and not just give their opinion and be ignorant about the rest

True, true.

I think it all depends on what reason your saying no, if your like some ppl and belive that b/c a person's gay that they are more inclined molest the child then your an idiot, but if you think that it would be bad b/c the child would have a bit harder life b/c of his parents then youve gotta see that is just the same stigma as growing up poor or fat or w/glasses, it's something that kids are gonna pick on if they know about. so in the end, i really dont know if gays should be allowed to adopt.