Should gay couples be allowed to have children?

Question

i think no because the child will get bullied etc. what do you think?

Answer 1

Why shouldnt they be allowed to have children. The child will be loved and cherished just as much as a hetrosexual couple would.

Answer 2

Why not? You don't seriously think that all the children bullied in schools have gay parents do you??

Children as we know can be very curel but having gay parents is nothing to be ashamed of. The priority is the child, if the child is well loved and looked after then I don't see a problem.

Sometimes I look at some straight couples and how they treat their children and I think all this bother of gays bringing up children when straights can't even do a good job.

Answer 3

Yes, gay couples can make great parents. Surely it's more important that the child is loved and well looked after in a secure family environment. I don't see the problem, look at the way some children where brought up during the war, some had no traditional father figure because they were away fighting for their country. Boys brought up my women only, it seemed to work ok then. I can see the problem a child might have with other children not understanding and maybe ridiculing them but if parents didn't inflict their prejudices on their kids this wouldn't happen. My daughter's friend was brought up by her gay Mum and partner and my daughter and myself, had no problem with it. They were as happy as any so called normal families I know. Their daughter has grown into a well balanced caring tolerant adult, with children of her own!! Live and let live I say!

Answer 4

I am not gay and don't have a problem with those who are, each to their own !!

But every child has a right to a good upbringing and I know a lot of married couples who should have their children taken off them and put into care.

What I am saying is you don't have to be rich to be a good parent, you could live hand to mouth and whether you be straight single gay or what ever else there is to be, all children should have a stable home and be well cared for and loved, and i know that gay couples are just as capable of providing that as any straight couple.

Answer 5

There are heterosexual parents who really should never have been parents at all. If a gay couple can provide the children w/ unconditional love and support, that's all that really matters. It is what will help them get through any hurdle in life, including the bullying from ignorant ppl. Also, the bullying is not such a bad thing. It could very well teach them the importance of true friendship.

Answer 6

The thing is in this day and age its more likely (within young children groups) that the bully would be shut down. Majority of parents now teach theyre children to be open minded and accepting of other people so bullying would be no more of a problem then it would for every child going through school. I have a couple who live behind me who are freaks they dress they're little boy in girls clothes they say its his chose but puh lease thats opening him up to bullying (they're lesbians) On a different note my best friend is gay and her and her partner are in my will to recieve full custody of my daughter in case of my death. They already have a little girl and they are the best parents out. They love their daughter and shes well adjusted lovely little girl. I think if gay people shouldn't be allowed to have kids then straight people should be monitered too. I worked in the community service field and saw some really messed up cases of child abuse. All caused by dual parent families.

Answer 7

Well my parents were straight and I was bullied at school.
But there is nothing wrong with me I still turned out a normal gay lad. So yes if it means that the child will be loved and cared for, instead of being in some orphanage and not having a real chance in life that kids with parents have.

Answer 8

I think that they should have that right given that their home is a stable and a loving one. Children are always finding various reasons for bullying other children in spite of their parents being gay. As long as the home is one of love, honor, and trust. There are so many children in the world today who needs fit parents. If couples meet the criteria for adoption, why not?

Answer 9

Well this is an important question because sometimes i say to myself that I have absolutely nothing against anyone and believe in equality for all, regardless of race, sex, religion, etc. However, when it comes to bringing up children, I value family values. A child, I believe, needs a mother and a father. A stable relationship is never a foregone conclusion. But a child needs both a mother and father relationship. It is hard enough explaining to children where they come from in loving heterosexual relationships. But to try and explain this to children in same sex relationships must be not only difficult for the child concerned, but also for the lesbians/homosexuals who are trying to bring up that child to the best of their ability.

And then i come to think that Gay people, heterosexual people, anyone should be allowed to adopt. It is not, in my regard, a question of sexual orientation, but rather a question of education. Some people have it, some don't. As long as the people interested have the means and the financial/emotional stability to be able to support for a child, then yes, they should be allowed to adopt. Too many innocent children are suffering simply because some people are unable to look beyond their narrow minded vision of the world.

Answer 10

Every kid I know has been teased about one thing or another. No one escapes. So don't worry about it. You go to the principal and the child's parent(s) if the bully doesn't stop.

And sometimes you can make a friend out of the bully because the bully is just a big coward. (I read that somewhere.)

Answer 11

I think a child will get bullied no matter what. It's how they deal with the bullying that makes them or breaks them. For example if you get your child karate lessons, chances are no bully will bother with them. If you fill your child with inner strength then the child will be able to repel any verbal bullying. And if you make a child that knows themself, and accepts that fully, and is good and kind, then the world will be on their side, regardless of their parents.

And seriously, how are you going to enforce this? Abortions for gays?

GLBT parents are no worse than regular parents. We don't change our children magically. They grow up as normal as any other. Here's a link for you that backs up my points.

http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/lgpchildren.html

Just because I am gay, does not mean you can infer anything about my personality. The only thing it tells you is I'm attracted to men, nothing more. It doesn't magically define me, or define my parenting skills.

Lots of heterosexual people in the world treat their kids like crap, their kids get bullied, heck some get bullied to the point of suicide, but we don't blame them for being heterosexual.

Focus on how to parent, not the circumstances of that parent. I can raise a child just as well as any heterosexual, I can love them just the same, and they can grow up just as healthy. My sexuality doesn't define my parenting ability at all.