I am curious how many gay or lesbian people would be interested in actually adopting a child?
Personally I would not at this point, my daughter is19 and just moved out last summer to attend college so the empy nest thing is nice for us. If we had the opportunity say 10 years ago we would have adopted a child.
However what about you, would you adopt a child?
2007-08-08 02:41:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I would definitely adopt a child. In the next 5 years I'm probably going to look into it. I love children of all ages, and I almost feel as if it's my duty to take care of a child who doesn't have the means otherwise.
2007-08-08 03:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by gochefs (Geo) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My partner and I would love to adopt - to be able to have and raise a family. But unfortunately here in Ohio, they make it hard already, and are trying to pass laws to make it illegal for same sex couples to adopt children.
Right now, if my partner and I were to go and try to adopt, we would not get a baby, or a normal child (not that a challenged child is a bad thing) because the "prime" children up for adoption are saved for the straight couples. The reason we know this is that a gay friend works for Child Services, and has adopted 2 special needs children because that's all they would allow - and he has straight out told us that's the way they work it.
So in reality, I would not adopt. Why would I waste my time, effort and money trying to do something so many people are against? There are too many needy children out there to have people trying to say who can and cannot adopt. As long as someone is a good person, why not let them?
I just wish the society we live in would think of the kids who would be happy to have a loving home, not of themselves and their personal views that gays shouldn't have the right to adopt.
2007-08-08 11:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely adopt children. Two boys and a Girl. I always wanted to have kids. But not at the moment. I am still in school. But maybe 6 years from now I will?
2007-08-08 10:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dumbo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on this one Tab. My 18yr old son will be moving out soon and I'm actually looking forward to it.
But honestly, if I had my druthers...probably not.
Don't get me wrong, I love kids and really wanted a bunch of my own but wasn't able to have any more after my son. It's just I think my son was actually just enough for us.
But if I hadn't had him at all...then I might have really explored adoption in earnest.
As I said, I always wanted kids and am grateful I had the opportunity with my son.
2007-08-08 10:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by DEATH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I definitely would, I always want to have my own adopted child, but not now, I'm 23 I think I'll wait til I'm late 20s or early 30s or when I'm financially stable. And hopefully by then I would already found the guy to care for him/her with me.
2007-08-08 10:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Klyth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My partner and I have twin three year olds who are biologically mine (I carried them) and she legally adopted them as a second parent when they were a year old - that would have happened sooner, but it wasn't allowed where we lived until then. Given the chance (and once we are more settled financially) we would adopt in a heartbeat. There are too many kids out there who need loving families.
2007-08-08 10:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by mouse_726 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, silly me I thought "Gay adoption" meant someone would want to adopt me for a change; I've been a burden on my parents for so long...
I'd love to adopt kids if I had the money and energy and time to raise a kid. I think that's one reason I became a teacher myself.
2007-08-08 11:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by for Da Ben Dan--Dennyhill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would just not at this point in my life. I honestly don't have the time for someone else being in my life that needs me to help take care of them. But when I'm out of school and have my career going, then yes I would gladly adopt. :)
2007-08-08 10:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jyse 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. Sometimes I get like a 5-minute feeling where it would be nice to have a baby, but then it goes away. I'm for the old tradition of gay folks not having babies and not being expected to. : )
I'm just kidding, if gay people want kids they should be able to have them.
2007-08-08 09:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by CNJRTOM 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never.
I'm smart enough to know that I am NOT parent material. I'd be afraid to inadvertently pass on the evil that my parents did to me. And after having had the horrible childhood and early adulthood that I did, I want to be a child myself. I want to come first, I'm not willing to put a child's needs before my own. And IMHO one can NOT be a good parent unless one is absolutely going to put the child's needs FIRST and FOREMOST in life.
2007-08-08 10:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by FTW 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋