Should gay people be able to adopt?

[robbd2005]

It is what it is. im against it.any one for it? and why?

[SpaceWhale]

Yes, for the same reason straight people should.

[LocoJoe]

Some gay people are probably better parents than straight people so yeah I guess.

[mcnunkee]

sure, why not? i mean straight people can, why should the gays be any different?

[EvilerBowser1001]

Gay people have to jump through a shitload of more hoops, so if they want to adopt, they should damn well be able to.

Most would make better parents than some straight parents because of this determination to adopt a child.

[kraze0R]

Yes they should, and the fact that kids being raised by gays hove more chances to be gay is bullshit. I mean if some people are gay and their parent´s are straight.

[robbd2005]

thats true but how would you explain who the mother and father are? how would they deal with all the negativity there peers are bound to give them for having two same gender parents? imagine if kids now a days kill them selfs over stupid txt "abusive" messages. imagine how it would be with this.

[Famiry]

Only if they show up to the adoption agency dressed like this:

[Gagsy]

You DO realise I hope that it's the chance for a child to grow up in a loving environment instead of whatever unloving place they are currently in? And at the end of the day, it's about the kid not the parents.

[BrainlessDan]

They are gay, it isn't like they can just make one, so of course they should be able to adopt.

[AlexThreeKsKeller]

Why not?
Wtf.

[Greenfrost6]

There should be no reason why they shouldn't.

[EJR]

Yes they should be allowed to adopt. Why people are against it is fucking ridiculous.

[Famiry]

Only if they show up to the orphanage dressed like this:

[EvilerBowser1001]

At 3/31/10 01:28 AM, robbd2005 wrote: thats true but how would you explain who the mother and father are? how would they deal with all the negativity there peers are bound to give them for having two same gender parents? imagine if kids now a days kill them selfs over stupid txt "abusive" messages. imagine how it would be with this.

Mom and mommy.
Dad and daddy.

OR:

Mommy1 and Mommy2

Daddy1 and Daddy2

Etc, etc.

Also, nobody really gives a fuck in general if two sausage bangers or two clam rubbers are the parents.

I mean, unless it's like the South or some shitty rural area.
In those kinds of places, life's shitty anyway.
People stuck in shitty small towns need a scapegoat.

That's really why most teasing and abuse like that happens.

Anyway, most kids would be like "oh, cool. Hey, what about that Modern Warfare 2?"

[robbd2005]

Mom and mommy.
Dad and daddy.

OR:

Mommy1 and Mommy2

Daddy1 and Daddy2

Etc, etc.

Also, nobody really gives a fuck in general if two sausage bangers or two clam rubbers are the parents.

I mean, unless it's like the South or some shitty rural area.
In those kinds of places, life's shitty anyway.
People stuck in shitty small towns need a scapegoat.

That's really why most teasing and abuse like that happens.

Anyway, most kids would be like "oh, cool. Hey, what about that Modern Warfare 2?"

man where do you live? kids will always make fun of other different kids. plain and simple. it happens all day everyday. in case you've never experienced it then you should go out more often

[EvilerBowser1001]

At 3/31/10 01:40 AM, robbd2005 wrote:
man where do you live? kids will always make fun of other different kids. plain and simple. it happens all day everyday. in case you've never experienced it then you should go out more often

Out in California.

Besides the point is that kids need to be a bit thick skinned.
Teenagers are stupid, and will make fun of you for stupid reasons.

Speaking of stupid reasons, that's a dumb reason to give for being against gays not being able to adopt.

[UberCream]

Only if they show up at the adoption agency dressed like this:

[robbd2005]

sorry dawg but everyone was raised different.

[Famiry]

Only if they drive home with their newly adopted child dressed like this:

[Fim]

The fact that you've phrased the question, "should they be allowed to" shows a shocking sign of prejudice on your part. Of course they can, they deserve, and have got all the same rights as anybody else.

[Elixur]

Given they are able to fully care for the child, why not?

[Zombified]

Just because a Gay couple adopts a kid, that doesn't mean the kid is going to grow up gay.

[cast]

No. Gay people shouldn't be allowed to keep their sexual organs either.

[JohnnyWang]

I'm for it. Arguments against it are based on prejudices, either the person arguing against, or sometimes the prejudices of others "other kids would bully them".

Now, you're aware that there ARE already same sex couples with own kids -- some adopted, some from other relationships. They have been studied, to see what being raised by two parents of the same sex entails. They grew up perfectly normally. Their learning wasn't hindered in any way, and they weren't any more or less likely to be gay or bbisexual. You know, in case you think that would be a bad thing.

And for a personal side, I've met a lesbian couple who have two kids. They're doing well with them.

[tox]

At 3/31/10 01:19 AM, robbd2005 wrote: It is what it is. im against it.any one for it? and why?

what are the reasons that you are against the idea of gay people being able to adopt a child.. they need raising.. and if the people can provide it then it will do so. i dont believe that it will make a child homosexual if they are raised by two homosexual men or women.. as long as the child understands that they are different then the rest of the world in the fact that they love each other and that it would be nice if they also loved a person of the opposite sex..
personaly i am for the idea, because that child will be far more understanding of the gay community then a straight person... plus they are either going to be the manly man or the awesome chick who knows everything about the ways of the other side...

[Sensationalism]

At 3/31/10 01:28 AM, robbd2005 wrote: thats true but how would you explain who the mother and father are? how would they deal with all the negativity there peers are bound to give them for having two same gender parents? imagine if kids now a days kill them selfs over stupid txt "abusive" messages. imagine how it would be with this.

You'd explain who the mother and father are the same way you would if the adopting parents were straight. And one could give birth to the child, turkey baster anyone?? lol. People are going to face adversity in their lives no matter what, you can't play it as safe as possible to try to keep the child from experiencing it. It may even make the child a better person, who knows. Besides, you can't KNOW that someone is going to be picked on for a specific reason, and the more people are exposed to homosexual parents, the more mainstream and less scary it becomes.

[HungarianSupermarket]

At 3/31/10 02:24 AM, Sensationalism wrote: And one could give birth to the child, turkey baster anyone?? lol.

No amount of turkey basting can make a gay man give birth :3

People are going to face adversity in their lives no matter what, you can't play it as safe as possible to try to keep the child from experiencing it. It may even make the child a better person, who knows. Besides, you can't KNOW that someone is going to be picked on for a specific reason, and the more people are exposed to homosexual parents, the more mainstream and less scary it becomes.

Quite right. I do know people that have been raised by same sex parents; they weren't exactly painting it across the walls at school but they also weren't being bullied for it. Douchebag kids will always find a reason to pick on others, gay parents are just another reason they could use.

Then again, who the hell over the age of 12 cares about that? LOLOL GAY

And most gays I know are very open minded and accepting; I think it would be great if a lot of parents actually bothered raising their kids to be so, instead of shutting out everything that is different to them.

[jarrydn]

Who the fucking shit cares if the kid "catches teh gay"? It's not like the child is being forced against his or her will to be gay. Im sure that a percentage of children brought up by two mothers or fathers do end up being gay (due to it being the norm in their household), but it's not like it matters. They'd be just as happy gay as they would be straight. It's not like being gay is harming them in any way. And I can't quite figure out what they'd be missing out on.

And as far as I'm concerned, our population could do with some culling. I'm all for the "evil gay plague".

[Slingshot]

Well I'm against homosexuality all together so no.

Plus, if a kid is raised by two day parents it doesn't meen they'll definitely become gay but it does increase the chances a bit.