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allowing people to adopt children should be no matter of their sexual orientation but of their engagement towards the child. homosexual parents, no matter if two dads or two moms can be much better parents than others that do not care about their natural child. with any other decision you say that these people are not equal to hetero ones.

I think the main problem is that society is not ready to see homos with children. I don't think it would influence children's growth in a negative way, so it's not the problem: but think of what social life may have a child who has two "fathers".

gay adoption doesn't effect me in anyways, so i don't have a problem with. besides there are so many kids living on the street with out any food, clothes and shelter. So i say whynot. they will love the kid as much as any hetrosexual couple. Think of the kids and not who is going to F**k who

imagine that u have 2 fathers and one is called mum=D horrible...isnt it?

I don't care if they adopt or not. If they're a good family for the kid that he/she wouldn't have otherwise, sure why not? I don't see it being any different then normal couples, just it's two of the same sex. I guess it would be sort of hard to be a boy with lesbian parents, you wouldn't have a fatherly figure and vice versa. (But if parents were hot ) Hehe, I'm just kidding.

I think it shouldn't be a problem either. How many children exist whos mother is lesbian? There are enough!
If they think they can manage it and trys there best to avoid any problems in school (if there are any).

The kid could possibly think that their friend wouldn't like him anymore if they notice that he hasn't a dad or mum, but I think you should restrict it afterall.

I think the pope has the wrong position towards gays and lesbians, they are part of our society, too!

I`m against this idea because of the fact that we don`t know how the child will think about the idea to have 2 fathers..especially when we are talking about a society like bulgarians one..i think the child will shame on his family...and all his friends which have normal femilies will laught at him...we don`t know what mental changes can child have. It`s no matter are gays good fathers or not it`s matter how would child feels-does he agree with two fathers

I think the ppl need open the mind to see everybody in this world is normal just cuz others have different sex habits that don't mean they can't adopt a childs i don't have nothin with gays and i love them

Here's my oppinion, I thing gay couples can do everything they want, getting married, living together etc etc BUT rising up a child is something really serious, not a whim, not something to take in a slighty way.
I don't believe a child in the middle, of a gay couple could be a sane, good environment for any child... they could get a pet instead... again, just my oppinion.

It`s one`s bussiness the sex branch to chose, and again i say we`re not God to dictate someone`s life. Why` Not?

sayuz wrote:It`s one`s bussiness the sex branch to chose, and again i say we`re not God to dictate someone`s life. Why` Not?

There's a thing we have in law that goes something like this. Your free to swing your fist were you want as long as it doesn't hit somebodies face. Here's an example. Your allowed to drink alcohol and your allowed to drive with the proper licence, but if you combine the two activities you get free board and room in a jail cell.

I'm all for gay rights in situations were it won't hurt anyone. However, with adoption you have to seriously think of the child. Adoption can be difficult and in many countries they will not let single people adopt either. With the homosexual thing you'll have the problem that the kid will have problems explaining is parental situation for the rest of his/her life and getting looked at with disapproval. Society isn't ready for it.

I am a strong believer of the traditional family. That being a mother and a father. However given how our society is always changing, it is to be expected that the adoption of children by same sex couples is bound to happen. At first i would be against such an action. But then wont we be discriminating against same sex couples. I think it should be taken up on a case by case basis ... and judge if the couple can bring up the child in a caring and loving environment, and to ensure no harm will come to the child. If this is possible then i guess i would support same sex couples adopting children.

I don't think there is any problem with it. Gay parents are just as likely to abuse their children as much as straight parents.

No one can say that all straight parents are exemplary in the category of raising children. The same can be said of gay parents.

The only difference is that instead of having a male parent and a female parent, the child have two of one.

Once the child realizes that most kids have a male and female parent, they might ask about it. I'm guessing the reaction would most likely be that the child's dads or moms love each other, while most people love the opposite sex. While it's uncommon, it's not a bad thing at all. I don't see why an answer such as that wouldn't satisfy a child. The topic of sex and reproduction doesn't even have to be touched unless the child asks about it, in which case they can explain that they can't reproduce, and, if the child doesn't already know, that he/she was adopted due to this.

I really don't see the big deal that everyone is making it out to be. If you block gay parents from adopting, which is their only option to raise kids besides inseminating a female or, if they are female, being inseminated, you are denying kids homes. The topic of gays abusing their children is irrelevant, since it's just as common (or, maybe even more common) for straight parents to abuse their kids.

As for the gay parents' effect on the child's sexual orientation, what's the big deal? I doubt that gay parents would force their child/children to be gay. I also doubt that just having gay parents has any significant effect on the sexual orientation of children. I don't believe sexual orientation is a choice (at least in most cases), so I guess that opinion would change my reaction from the other people who are against it. Put it this way: plenty of gays come from straight households.

I just don't think gays should be denied the right to adopt children. It's not right.

I think of it this way:

Homosexuality is detrimental to society. You can't reproduce, you bring nothing to the table. So, that being so, you shouldn't be able to adopt children either. Whether you think so or not, your child is going to grow up with 2 of the same parents. It's going to be confused about what's productive in society, and everything is going to get out of control. And then they'll try and blame it on Global Warming. No thank you.

edsfunsite wrote:You can't reproduce, you bring nothing to the table.

So? The number of gays won't increase overnight if they are allowed to adopt, so there won't be any less people reproducing. And adopting will give some kid a much better life, whether or not their upbringers are gay.

edsfunsite wrote:It's going to be confused about what's productive in society, and everything is going to get out of control.

What do you mean by productive in society? The only thing it's going to be confused about is homophobia.
Why would everything get out of control? The number of gays is minimal, and the number of kids they adopt would be equally minimal.

Back up yer statements.