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Gay couples adopting children ...

Posted 14th May 2007, the wee hours

I recently had to pick a topic for a paper in English ... the choices available were all interesting but I liked the topic " Should Gay Couples be Allowed to Adopt " . I was really shocked by the responses I received by fellow classmates ... surprisingly the majority thought gay couples adopting children would be harmful to that child ... swaying his sexuality and causing the child much humilation ... after much research I found this to be absolutely false ... children raised by loving , caring couples who happen to be gay ... felt the same love and security other children felt whose parents were heterosexual ... as a matter of fact ... these gay couples felt so overjoyed they were able to raise children together that they made sure thier adopted child had every opportunity available for them to succeed in life ... I'd much rather see a child being raised by two loving gay parents then be left in foster care where we see so much abuse these days and neglect ... my opinion on the subject is ... childrens welfare first ... the sexual preference should have no bearing as long as that child has the best possible caregivers ... I think the saddest story I read was about a gay couple who fostered a child for 6 years ... with hopes to adopt ... they grew to love thier son like thier own flesh and blood and couldnt be more close to him ... they were devastated when the courts turned down thier attempt to adopt the boy and instead took him away from the couple ... stating he'd be better situated in a available mother/father home ... they felt like thier hearts were being ripped out and after many court battles and much expense out of thier pockets ... they were given adoption of thier son of 6 years ... saying it was worth everything they had to get thier family back together again :) ... so ... what do you think ? ... I feel a child should be placed in the best possible position ... whether gay or heterosexual parents ....

6 Comments

Posted by happydaisy, 8 hours, 55 minutes after the fact (Report user)

I really think that there are so many children out there that need adopted that it shouldn't matter if they are a gay couple or not. If they are able to go through all the steps like other couples. Then let them do their part to help raise children that otherwise might not get a chance at a family.
Get topic samm.

Posted by Zack, 9 hours, 27 minutes after the fact (Report user)

Of course I completely agree, and loved your post. I just read a great book called The Kid, by Dan Savage, about how he and his boyfriend adopted their son. It's a terrific read -- check it out!

Posted by ray, 9 hours, 47 minutes after the fact (Report user)

Here's what I always ask: what's best for the child? A loving gay couple or a heterosexual couple that puts their kids in cages and doesn't feed them? Nuf said.

Posted by Junior, 2 days, 18 hours after the fact (Report user)

I agree with this...Anyone should b able to adopt children..aslong as their not going to kill them...or anything...Us Gay People are juss like u and everyone else...we all juss prefer different things...Why does everyone have 2 b racis is this world anymore...that makes me worried about even telling anyone...Children should b able 2 go into loving and caring family and it shouldnt matter what their Orrentation is PERIOD!!I am totally glad for wat the people did that shows how much they loved this child...

Posted by dlauri, 6 days, 22 hours after the fact (Report user)

Thanks for your post, Samm. I'm glad people like you are willing to make their peers think about this issue and a bit disappointed to hear that the majority of your classmates think that gay parents would be bad for children. Did you tell your classmates that most gay people were raised by heterosexual parents? Just goes to show how much bearing parents' sexual orientations have on that of their kids. As for kids with gay parents having a rough time because of it, that's probably true, but only because kids in school can be so mean and ugly to anyone who's the least bit different. If people would raise their kids to be more tolerant, and if anti-bullying laws had some teeth, this too would not be an issue.

Posted by AnneliseRoland91, 3 weeks, 3 days after the fact (Report user)

I think that as long as the child is placed in a stable home, with people who have the financial ability to care for them, and room in their hearts to love them then having gay/lesbian parents is fine. My aunt and her partner have been togethor for nine years and are raising a beautiful little girl togethor. I see nothing at all wrong or immoral with being homosexual; as long as the individual is living thier homosexual life without promiouity.

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