Is adoption of children by lesbian/gay couples detrimental to their development?

Question

Wouldn't the child develop a more balanced personality with the advantage of having both sexes to learn from?

Answer 1

Okay this gonna be a rant more than a answer.

As long as a child is in a healthy environment that is what matters. Their needs need to be met. It does not matter what the sexual orientation of the parent is.

What if the child has both a male and female parent but they are in a dis functional relationship... how does that help the child's development?

I believe that people should lay off of homosexuals and look in the mirror. If they believe that homosexuals have issues, fine, but I am sure the person pointing their finger has issues as well. We are not the son of God therefore we are not perfect, God knows this... why can't everyone else grasp that concept?

Answer 2

No, it is not detrimental to their development. I know several people who were raised by lesbian and gay couples (mostly lesbians) and they don't seem to have had any detrimental effects. Some of them are married and have kids of their own and some even are in college getting their degrees. In fact you wouldn't know their parents were gay or lesbian when you meet them. About the only thing they've ever said they faced was feeling hurt because they saw how discrimination hurt their parents, but they say that they never had any problems with other kids in school when they found out. And this is in Oklahoma where most people on either coast always say that such things "don't exist" and that the people here are "just too conservative" or other things like that. Yet here are kids being raised by gays and lesbians who don't even face discrimination amongst other kids in school. Only the parents seem to face discrimination from time to time, and according to them it's rare (and I can concur, it is rare that I, as a gay man, am discriminated against here).

Answer 3

The child develops a better tolerance of others in most cases but I wouldn't like to suggest that the tolerance is any better than some hetrosexual couples. My cousin is gay and has a child (from a marriage to a woman) and you will be surprised how understanding she is but not only that how understanding the kids around her are. She is a teenager, speaks volumes if kids can accept it nad some adults not. Its more to do with the ability of hte parents to instill values in the children that allow them to accept that people have free choice. Balance comes with acceptance, tolerance and respect not sexual orientation.

Answer 4

it's an age old myth. more abusive children came from heterosexual couples. It's a human issues. society tolerate anything goes within the heterosexual communities. marrying at the young age lacking emotional maturity let alone parental skills!! All people know is keep reproduction going like factories, churning out more human than society can handle. Perhaps like a driving licence. Being a parent should be a privilege and not a right issue!!

Answer 5

Divorce of heterosexual couples may be detrimental to a child's development, but being raised by two parents who love each other and their child, I see NO problem with that.

Answer 6

No. There have been countless studies down that prove that children raised by homosexual couples are no better or no worse than those raised by heterosexual couples.

Gimme a little bit to look up those references for you and I'll post them.

Answer 7

children are more likely to develop well if they are raised in a loving and stable environment regardless of the gender of the parents

Answer 8

No. I know many who were raised by gay/lesbian parents and they all turned out all right!

Answer 9

I grew up with a single mother (never met my father) and I didn't lack anything from not having a male role model!

Answer 10

if a child is LOVED and WANTED!!! how can that harm them. feeling that no one loves you is detrimental.