Should homosexuals be aloud to adopt the children, but NOT of the same sex as them?

Question

There was a story on Fox News and I thought it was interesting

Answer 1

Should straight people not be aloud to adopt children of the opposite sex?

We're not child molesters! just people who want to be parent's and give children a home and support.

Answer 2

My guess is what you are talking about is the idea that if a gay person had a child that was the same sex, that they would either molest them, or they would turn them gay. I don't think that either one should be an issue. Anyone should be able to adopt. Their are thousands of children in the united states every year that are stuck in foster homes because they can't find a family. I think that if the human geneom project works, and science can accuratley say that their is a gay gene than it will all be an issue anymore, because people will see that you are born gay and not "made" gay. However in the mean time, people have to see that I was raised by two heterosexual people and I turned gay. I mean I know plenty of people that have hetero parents and they are gay. The other group is in the minority. As for molestation, I think that the catholic church has done a great disservice to gays all over, giving people the implication that because you are gay you have to reach out to young boys. I think that people should be looking at other issues as well. I mean why is it that in some or most ( i don't know the statistics) people can't adopt children from foster care that are not of their same race? Isn't a child having a happy and healthy home more important? These same people are RUNNING to china to adopt baby girls. I personally have a son, and I am a female. I feel sometimes that I am too fem for him and that I might turn him gay, because I love flamers so much. I encourage free expression and I don't limit his toys or opportunities. Does that mean he is going to be gay? Probobly not, but in all honesty it wouldn't bother me. Would children of gay parents just be more likely to be gay, because their parents are accepting? There are fewer in the closet? They aren't joining a Priesthood to run away from going to hell in their minds?

Answer 3

That's ridiculous. I know where they are going with that one. Here's the problem: If a male homosexual couple adopts a son, the thinking is they may be sexually attracted to the boy. Well, on the other hand, if a heterosexual couple has a child, one of the partners may be attracted to the child, no matter what sex. That would mean that no heterosexual couple should be allowed to have kids.
Are they saying that their kids will learn deviant behavior?
Come on! Homosexual people are PEOPLE! Jeez! They will make great parents just like anyone else. It's not a matter of what you are, rather who you are.

Answer 4

Consider the source of the story - along with the slant old Rupert likes to have from his news rooms - and toss it in a garbage can. People or individuals with stable and loving homes - who want to open their hearts to adoption - are needed for children who have been dumped into the "system" for any number of reasons. That should be the only concern.

Answer 5

I think any LGBT person that wants to adopt should be able to regardless of sex of the child. Its been studied alot and its been shown that homosexual parents tend to raise well adjusted successful children that are very accepting of others. This, in my book, sounds like just what the world needs!

Answer 6

what go happens in ones bedroom is there business . what ones sex preference is has nothing to do with loving a child and giving them a loving home and childhood . i have had friends that are homosexuals and they had children of the same sex and the kids were not homosexuals because of this all they knew was that they had two parents that loved them . i am not homosexual . stay out of peoples bedroom!!

Answer 7

Of course they should and the same sex thing doesn't even matter. Homosexuals are not pedophiles. They cannot somehow *turn* a child gay. In fact, I think it would be a better atmosphere for the child because they would grow up without any hatred or ignorance against gay people.

Answer 8

Only if straight people are forbidden to adopt children of the opposite sex.

(everytime you watch Fox news, an angel loses its wings.)

Answer 9

Homosexuals like ADULTS of the same sex, not CHILDREN. That's like saying heteros shouldn't be able to adopt children of the opposite sex. It's stupid.

Answer 10

You are singling homosexuals out as a "less than" people.. That's wrong, like saying "Should a black couple be allowed to adopt a baby of a different race?". Please think about the question you are asking. Have you ever met someone who is not heterosexual? It sounds like you need to expand your circle of friends.. "Gay" people are as wonderful as anyone else and I think if you were open to befriending someone who is not "heterosexual" then you would ultimately see they are people too, not freaks... they are created just as God wanted them to be... we are all different... and special in our own way and contribute to this world in our own way.. please don't get started with the homophobic crap. This site has enough racism, favoritism and people who have no experience with that which they speak against... regards....

Answer 11

We aren't pedophiles. If gays aren't allowed to adopt a kid of the same sex, then a straight woman shouldn't be able to adopt a boy. The sex of the child shouldn't matter, the love from the parents should.