Should Gay couples be able to adopt?
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Would it be better knowing that your son got bounced from halfway house to halfway house possibly being abused, physically/sexually, never really getting a foundation of family, or belonging? That path right there is halfway to the pen. A majority of homeless children/children without families, grow up to make up a major portion of our prison population. You may be opposed to gay lifestyles, gay marriage,or gay adoption, but does that outweigh the need for homeless and abandoned children to have a fighting chance to succeed in this life?
no it wouldnt make me feel better...
im just speakin on my son not anyone elses. I was hoping to get folks with kids to answer this. Im just speakin from a fathers perspective not a "I hate gay people" perspective. so dont take my words in offense.
another question...
since gay people are born this way..
I would say its a good idea that they persue these gay toddlers ....and preteens. Am i the only person that has run into a gay 6 yr old???
5000
im just speakin on my son not anyone elses. I was hoping to get folks with kids to answer this. Im just speakin from a fathers perspective not a "I hate gay people" perspective. so dont take my words in offense.
another question...
since gay people are born this way..
I would say its a good idea that they persue these gay toddlers ....and preteens. Am i the only person that has run into a gay 6 yr old???
5000
I didn't take your words for anything but face value, and in doing so, I just wanted to know if it would be worse for you to know that your son was taken in by a gay couple or not taken in at all? I guess what I'm trying to ask is do you think a child adopted into a gay household would be better or worse off than a child who goes unadopted?
I think children raised in a single parent household would often times benefit greater living in a two parent household, whether gay or not.
I’d definitely prefer to live my childhood under a gay couple than that of an abusive father/mother.
This thread came up in the open forum and I spent a lot of time argueing my points...just dont feel like it now.
I’d definitely prefer to live my childhood under a gay couple than that of an abusive father/mother.
This thread came up in the open forum and I spent a lot of time argueing my points...just dont feel like it now.
I think Yes.
Those opposed to it are welcome to be opposed to it. Not my problem. But there are those who are solely opposed to it because they don't agree with homosexuality. That's their right. In an ideal world, there would be two loving parents to take care of a child. We do not live in such a place. In this world we are placed in front of several options that many of us do not wholely believe in. Sort of like saying, " I don't really like (OPTION A), but I really don't like (OPTION B) at all. I'll choose (OPTION A)" Of course, it's more complicated than that.
Some will say, " Gay couples should not raise children because the child will imitate them and become gay." I'm not going to argue the whole "becoming gay" thing which I don't think is a factor. However, it's also entirely possible for a young boy to see his father clobbering his mother and take that view on his future girlfriends. Or a young girl sees her mother whoring around when daddy is at work, and takes this lifestyle with her when she leaves home. These are both scenarios that would not happen in an ideal world, but as I said before...
In my opinion, as long as the two same gender parents didn't do anything a traditional family wouldn't when it comes to how they act in front of the child.. we're fine. It's not like they'd be having sex or doing lewd acts all over the place where the child could see. ( Just like, hopefully, straight couple parents don't do.)
If a child is raised by two male or female parents, that may not seem ideal to some people. If a child is raised by one single parent that may not seem ideal either. Maybe both parents raise the child. There are good homes out there, and then there are bad ones. There are people out there raising children who DON'T want to be, and are pretty shitty to their kids. There are people out there who WANT to raise children and are being told that they can't, but they'd be excellent parents.
Those opposed to it are welcome to be opposed to it. Not my problem. But there are those who are solely opposed to it because they don't agree with homosexuality. That's their right. In an ideal world, there would be two loving parents to take care of a child. We do not live in such a place. In this world we are placed in front of several options that many of us do not wholely believe in. Sort of like saying, " I don't really like (OPTION A), but I really don't like (OPTION B) at all. I'll choose (OPTION A)" Of course, it's more complicated than that.
Some will say, " Gay couples should not raise children because the child will imitate them and become gay." I'm not going to argue the whole "becoming gay" thing which I don't think is a factor. However, it's also entirely possible for a young boy to see his father clobbering his mother and take that view on his future girlfriends. Or a young girl sees her mother whoring around when daddy is at work, and takes this lifestyle with her when she leaves home. These are both scenarios that would not happen in an ideal world, but as I said before...
In my opinion, as long as the two same gender parents didn't do anything a traditional family wouldn't when it comes to how they act in front of the child.. we're fine. It's not like they'd be having sex or doing lewd acts all over the place where the child could see. ( Just like, hopefully, straight couple parents don't do.)
If a child is raised by two male or female parents, that may not seem ideal to some people. If a child is raised by one single parent that may not seem ideal either. Maybe both parents raise the child. There are good homes out there, and then there are bad ones. There are people out there raising children who DON'T want to be, and are pretty shitty to their kids. There are people out there who WANT to raise children and are being told that they can't, but they'd be excellent parents.
