do you think the homosexuals can take care of or adopt a child?

Answer 1

ok, not only has same sex adoption been around for ages, but IVF and surrogacy has also been around for awhile, gay couples can, and have been able to have biological children, and raise them just as well as any other couple.

and a startling fact : the proportion of gay offspring to heterosexual offspring was no different than in heterosexual couples.

it has been said time and time again, by a variety of child experts, a child needs a loving, and stable home, and whether thats a man and a woman, two women, two men, or even a single parent, provided that they love the child and take proper care of them, the child will grow up just like any other child.

-edit- a paste from one of my Best answers from the "Adoption" category

, why should we discriminate on the basis of sexuality? it's been proven that a homosexual couple make just as good parents as heteros.

children need a loving enviroment, whether its a single parent, straight parents, or gay/lesbian parents, its the love that counts.

is it fair/right that heterosexual couples can make children, then abuse them to death? for example the couple a few months ago who had a child, then killed it by stubbing ciggarettes all over its body? nice, and on top of that theres plenty of children already needy in this world.. isnt it selfish that you're just making more?

there is a chance of bullying yes, but that just means we need to work harder to root the homphobia out of schools, and nowadays everyone gets bullied in school, race, religion, gender, or just getting picked on. we need to tackle the gangs, yobs, and the general attitude of these rougish children, if we don't have children with homosexual parents, they'll target someone else.. the problem will still be there.

gay people are humans too, we deserve equal rights. homphobia is the problem, not homosexuality. the exact same way that racism isn't the fault of black/white people, its the attitude. we can't blame women or men for gender discrimination, its the attitude to blame.

and it's been proven time and again that children raise in a homosexual family, are NO MORE LIKELY to be gay themselves, because it's a born trait, you're born that way, you dont just "change". however the child is more likely to be more tolerant and accepting of others, homosexuality, racism, religion, its a step towards curing our society of our age-old stereotypes and prejudices.

besides, any couple that goes through the adoption process is less likely to be abusive towards a child, as you eliminate the people who just don't want kids ( like heterosexuals and "accident" childs).

Even strict catholic agencies do a great job on finding kids good homes, and they pave the way, showing that although they dont accept homosexuality, they tolerate it, gay couples approaching these agencies aren't turned away blunty or abused, they are told where to go to adopt, and help with arrangements and things, that's the way everyone should act, a beacon of tolerance

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Answer 2

Yes! They can be better at showing care, and love for a child. In general, I think they would tend to be MORE loving and caring than heterosexuals because Gays (and Lesbians) have to REALLY want kids to have them. Plus, some of the kindest, sweetest people I've ever met in my life are gay.

The thing is, I don't know if it's best for the child. I say this solely because of how are bigoted society frowns upon homosexuality. Kids with gay parents are likely to be ridiculed in school, which can have a lasting impact on a child's pysche. I experienced being Jewish, and growing up in a Christian dominated community in the South. It's tough being different, and other kids are ruthless (learned behavior from their parents).

So, my opinion is that Gays can be as good (if not better) parents than Straight people. But, until our society becomes less homophobic, I think it is very hard on the child to have 2 gay parents.

Answer 3

yes, i do, BUT i also think that it takes a mother and a father to raise a child properly, Men and women give a child different things that they need to grow. If the child has both figures in their life, male and female, i think they can do it. Maybe an uncle, or someone who can be there for him, and talk with him and teach him things that a woman cant. I dont mean to sound condisending, but this is how i feel.

Answer 4

Yes. Homosexuals are normal people and can take care of course a child.

Answer 5

Yes. In fact I don't have to ''think" about it as I know several gay couples in London who have very happy, well adjusted children with doting same sex parents who adore their very much loved and wanted children.

What lies behind this kind of question, whether intended or not, is the assumption that most homosexuals will want to sexually abuse a child in their care. That kind of thinking, or assumption is grossly incorrect and actually ignores the fact that most people who molest children in domestic circumstances are heterosexual, not homosexual.

I think the notion of denying a certain category of people the right to raise children, to give them the love and happiness of a secure home on the basis of a set of unfounded moral prejudices that are usually bolstered by some weak appeal to the authority of a clearly capricious deity is in itself utterly immoral. The gay couples I know who have children are completely absorbed in their roles as parents, role models and take the greatest care in the education, cultural and moral growth of their children. For all that, they are often villified and ostracised for those who claim to know better. The greatest threat to the happiness of their children is from the bigotry they encounter from heterosexuals, not from any moral threat their parents pose.

Nor is the argument that a child need a ''mummy and a daddy'', so often unthinkingly trotted out by heterosexual lobbyists all that valid. Lesbians and gay men do socialise together and they do also socialise with heterosexuals. Nor is a child raised by gay parents at risk of being ''turned'' gay; sexual preference is an innate thing and children are either predisposed to developing a gay sexual orientation or a heterosexual one by greater forces than that posed by their nurture.

Most heterosexuals take for granted that they can have children; it shows in the way they often treat and neglect them. For gay men and women, it is not something to be taken for granted and it comes with a real sense of privilege that have the opportunity to do so.

No doubt this question will attract a lot of prejudiced commentary from people who really have no practical idea at all, simply a set of preconceived opinions based on the so-called evils of homosexuality. I suppose that may be ''thinking'' in the loosest sense of the term.

Answer 6

I have 50 of the little germ factories I watch over daily. Hey, it's a dirty job taking care of these kids who life has abandoned and they come with all kinds of issues. Doing this all day, I know I'd make a great Dad but man, I don't want to go home and have to deal with teenaged angst. I love kids, especially when they go home for the evening.

Answer 7

*could* they? i don't think of you are able to tell everyone they *could* do some thing which includes undertake. could they be *in a position* to? needless to say. they have as lots parental love and help and education to supply as everyone else does. And curiously adequate, learn teach that accompanied little ones of gay couples have a *decrease* occurrence of homosexuality than the final public does. so as that total "No! the youngsters will catch the gay!" argument is valueless. Peace.

Answer 8

Let's see...my partner and I have two very happy, healthy and well-adjusted children. So, yes, I think that gays and lesbians can take care of children and should be able to have/adopt them if they so choose. The best part about gays and lesbians having children is that, mostof the time, it is a choice. This child is one who is truly wanted, not an accident.

Answer 9

what the heck is up with these looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong @$$ answers!! lol.
a simple yes would do..
to answer ur question, yes they can, very well if i might add.
it has happend before and you never ever hear about us abondoning our kids or killing them cuz of being mentally ill, or any crap like that. and i dont think that would ever happen..
gay ppl have too much love to NOT take care of a kid and raise them right.
*** what everyone else says, theyre the same straight ppl who have thrown their babies in the damm trash can. =)

Answer 10

Of course! Does being gay make us any less of a person? We love children too and know how to bring them up right just as any other straight, black, white, mexican, jewish, christian, green eyed, left handed person would. Being gay doesn't make us bad parents.

In SOME cases I would think gays would make better parents because we go through a lot of judgment. We wouldn't judge our child for being the person he/she was and we would raise a child not to judge others.