Do you think its right that gays should be allowed to adopt/foster children?

Question

The poor kids dont stand a chance being brought up in that unnatural and,lets face it, hideous background.

How can any idiot suggest that is a healthy background?

daceb: you are the IDIOT, have you never heard of a normal family background? This is where children should be brought up.

and hunny, ignoramous you certainly are - can you not imagine the life the poor kid would have at school with 2 deviant parents? Its not fair on the child - if they want to be gay, they should keep it private.

Answer 1

NOT A ******* CHANCE

Answer 2

Yes, I think they should be allowed to adopt children. I'm sure the children will be a lot better off having a family that loves them and takes care of them, even if it's an unusual family, rather than living in an orphanage.

I'm sure it will be hard on the first kids who will be adopted by gay couples, because it's still considered weird by the society so they'll get teased over it (and whose fault will that be? think carefully), but once it becomes more common it becomes less weird, society gets used to it and stops making a big deal out of it. That happened with broken homes (remember how people were against divorces, second marriages and such?) and other "shocking" developments (in the eyes of the conservative society), it will happen with this too. It just has to start somehow. Once people will see that those children can be normal and that gay parents can do a good job raising kids and that the kids don't automatically become gay because they were raised by gays, I think people will get used to the idea and stop bugging the kids over it.

Answer 3

A "normal" family background. Well, I guess it depends on your definition of normal.

I look at all the kids who need a good foster home, in addition to all the kids who live in a "normal" family background where mom and dad have so blessed many issues (alcoholism, verbal abuse, physical abuse, etc., etc.), and I wonder why some people fail to realize that it's beyond time for them to rethink their definition of normal.

Many single parents do a fine job providing love and support and a great upbringing, and yet in a single parent home (when the other parent is not involved) there is not a mom-dad-kids relationship. Is that ALSO "not normal?"

With all the screwed up people in this world off reproducing and having kids they don't bother to care for, I wonder how anyone can think it would be WORSE for two people of the same sex to raise a child.

Also, in my personal opinion, it is certainly no worse being raised by two same sex parents than being raised by a self-righteous, holier than thou heterosexual couple who will instill these ridiculous attitudes in their children, giving us a whole new generation of George Bush's and other self-righteous "this is the one true way" loons who are intolerant of anything they don't personally agree with, whether it directly affects them or not. I find that sad.

Save the rebuttal; I already know that the closed-mindedness and rigidness won't allow you to see any other point of view.

Answer 4

There was a recent article in a womens magazine showing a male gay couple with three adoptive kids. Even thou both the male adults were smiling, the children werent. The magazine expressed how the couple adopted the children and how they are bringing up them, smoothering them with designer gear. When i read the article, it came across as a happy and loving family, but the photo of them seemed to tell another story. The children looked confused, especially the young boy. I agree with the love they give, after all it is nice to see the children doing so well, but they are going to be very confused about why there are two daddies and no mummy? No doubt they will get picked on at school for this and their childrenhood happiness will be shadowed with this confusion, that i only hope that one day they will understand, but right now as children, its not going to be easy on them, no matter what home they are in..

Answer 5

Hideous lifestyle? Hmmm.....I feel sorry for some of you and how you were raised. The only difference between a heterosexual and a homosexual is their sexual preference. I don't think children should witness their parents having sex, hetero or homo. If that is your concern, then you have other issues, about child-rearing, well there are a lot of children with no homes, no families, and if there are loving couples straight or gay who can give them a home, then why not? Raising a child isn't easy, and if someone is willing to sacrifice their time and energy for them, then they must at least have the willingness and desire to be good parents.

Answer 6

Firstly, "gays" is not an acceptable plural you ****. Try, gay men or gay people.

Secondly when did you have a sexual experience with your mother growing up? The sexual orientation of a parent is of little or no relevance to a child, several studies working closely on Freud's theory have proven this.

lastly the only hideous thing is your complete and utter ignorance for the people around you. Straight people (like you) are way too hung up on sexuality, at the end of the day the only difference between gay and straight people is great sex, sexuality really does not have to effect anything Else, especially parenting skills!

Answer 7

Personally i don't think that's it's wrong, being gay is no reflection on their parental skills.

My mother was straight, and she was a terrible parent.

Also what is a "normal" family background anyway? Their are more social deviant people then there are homosexuals.

BUT you do have a point on what it will be like for children in school etc, i think society needs to be more accepting before this happens.

Love is all a child needs, homosexuality can't be learnt, and if you think that it can be you must think people have no mind if their own.

Answer 8

I don't give a toss about the spiritual thing, but some of these answers are saying "Of course it's OK"!!
If we just look at the kids side of things (which after all is what the question is all about) !!
Imagine 'open day' at School all the kids parents are present and then this kids parents walk in , say for example two fellers, walking in holding hands ??
If I was that kid I would want to get back to the orphanage ASAP !!
The whole concept is very very sick!
Hope this helps??

Answer 9

Mate ur a d.ickhead, of course gays should be able to adopt/foster children. as long the child it getting the love and support that is needed. in this day and age children grow up with only just a mother or only just a father. So pull ur head out of ur *** and stop being so shallow!

And if being gay was unnatural, they would have a choice about their sexuality, they dont its who the are as a person. Mate you need to be educated.

Answer 10

I confess, this is the only point about gay rights that I still have some reluctance to accept. Either way, if I had to vote on the matter, I would most probably agree.
"unnatural and hedious background" is to have a drunk father and an addict mother and grow up in a house without any conditions and love.

Answer 11

Children in foster homes need a family to take care of them. A gay couple isn't any better or worse than a heterosexual couple trying to adopt a child. They have just as much love and desire to give a child a good home to live in. These children come from mothers who don't love them, families who were so screwed they had to be taken away to a foster home.