LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. This may be in the form of a joint adoption by a same-sex couple, adoption by one partner of a same-sex couple of the other’s biological child (step-child adoption) and adoption by a single LGBT person. Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 25 countries. In September 2022 a federal district court ruled that the New York State government could not shut down a faith-based adoption provider which banned LGBT couples from using its adoption services. Opponents of LGBT adoption ques…
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Yes
@9F7S9DC8mos8MO
Top Agreement
LGBT couples that are just as qualified as straight couples should be given the same opportunity to raise a family and should not be discriminated against for their sexuality.
@9FDCDTZ8mos8MO
I am a Christian am firmly believe that God intentionally designed the family dynamic to establish different, yet cohesive roles for both the mother and a father. I do not feel as if an LGBT couple can properly fit into the roles that are established by a man and woman within marriage, thus taking away critical parental elements from the child.
@9FDD7ST8mos8MO
We have a huge issue with children not being adopted and cared for right now in the foster system. It's all hands on deck as far as I'm concerned.
We should support a "village raising" atmosphere instead of putting down couples or families for what they can't provide. We should openly support all family dynamics and seek up raise them up and make sure the children get what they need. Instead of trying to condemn those who wish to help and want to have a family. I believe in the American right to freedom and pursuit of happiness. If a family would make them happy , who are we to tell them they don't have that right? Instead we should adress and support anything we notice the child is lacking in their support system and foster a view of love like God desires.
@EqualityGeorgeRepublican8mos8MO
What about the potential psychological and emotional implications for the child raised in a less traditional family dynamic? Some research suggests that children fare best when raised by a mother and a father who can impart different set of skills and perspectives. What are your thoughts on the potential impact on a child's development in a non-traditional family setting? How might society ensure these children receive all necessary emotional and psychological support?
@Ars-Gratia-Artis4mos4MO
This is a pretty good question actually. Perhaps more research on this subject over the next ten years may prove beneficial.
@VicunaArianaGreen8mos8MO
I understand your perspective and respect your religious beliefs. However, it's important to broaden the perspective to include the realities of many children who are in need of a loving and caring home. Research has shown that children raised in same-sex households fare just as well as those raised in heterosexual households in terms of their psychological, social and emotional well-being. For example, a study by the American Psychological Association found no significant differences between children raised by lesbian mothers and those raised by heterosexual parents. So, it might be arg… Read more
@Patriot-#1776Constitution3mos3MO
Thanks for the lecture, ChatGPT
@9L5YLGN2mos2MO
Id like to quote you from 6 days ago to see if your views on yapping are. "Unless you count the fact that White, Christian Britain was the First Nation in thousands of years of human existence since Creation to not only question human slavery but to take meaningful action against it, abolishing the Slave Trade throughout the entire Empire in 1807 and banning all slavery, period in 1833 throughout its Empire. It then went through Africa in its colonising expeditions liberating more humane tribes from the savagery of cannibals and slave-driving tribes who oppressed them, hunting down and… Read more
@9KSPT952mos2MO
What about a single parent? Are they just as bad as a gay couple?
@9K2SJT4 2mos2MO
The roles are established by conversations between the parents. Additionally, same-sex coupling is natural and happens in the rest of the animal kingdom - by God's design.
@9GNKF2NPeace and Freedom7mos7MO
Having loving parents is what a child needs, no matter if their gay or not. a child needs direction and love and i think that anyone can provide that.
@9GRG6DX6mos6MO
Why would someone's capacity to parent be impacted by their sexual orientation at all? There is no reason, in my opinion, to even consider this when considering adoption, unless you are deluded by antiquated preconceptions that all LGBTQ people are pedophiles—a notion that is blatantly false.
No, it goes beyond sexual orientation in plain terms and it is certainly NOT, as you say, a matter of being deluded by antiquated preconceptions of LGBTQ people. What it IS a matter of is that the different roles of a father and mother bring unique perspectives into a child's life that allow him or her to both receive love and get a well-rounded experience while growing up. Don't get me wrong - there are a sizable amount of straight couples that are unfit to be parents, and adoption agencies should take this into consideration. But I feel that each individual child at least deserves to personally find out what a qualified (as in able to provide for the child's needs) man and woman can offer them while being raised. And the child arriving at their personal sexual preference should be an entirely separate matter away from this.
@Ars-Gratia-Artis4mos4MO
"And the child arriving at their personal sexual preference should be an entirely separate matter away from this."
It should be and I agree. And from my personal experience, there are two types of gay/bi people: "Normal" ones who just live their lives like a normal person, don't try to get people to switch sides, and don't go around lobbying for equality and crap because that nonsense is over now (I lean more this way) and the annoying ones (granted, more tq+ hit this but) who constantly denigrate straight people, get really dramatic, and try to force their beliefs on their kids. Let the kid develop himself, don't try to push them. If they're gay, they'll figure it out pal.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples
@9GKGSYD7mos7MO
Top Agreement
Having any sort of discriminatory checks, infringes on civil liberties. By preventing access to adoption to LGBTQ couples, you are not only preemptively snuffing out a possible happy family, but also leaving children stuck in an already traumatizing experience. Some of whom will never escape from.
@9GKVZDL7mos7MO
i agree. there is zero reason lgbt couples should not be able to adopt children when straight couples can
@Ars-Gratia-Artis4mos4MO
That's not what he said. It's saying gay and straight people have to hit the same criteria for adoption. That's equal buddy.
@9GKVKNBIndependent7mos7MO
I fully agree, people claim that they don't kids adopted by a queer couple because "kids need a mom and a dad to develop all the skills they need" but there are many single mothers or fathers who raise their kids well by themselves, and a queer couple can do that as well. Others claim that it's "indoctrinating the children and/or brainwashing them to be gay" while taking their child to church every Sunday, putting them in Vacation Bible School every summer, and sometimes even sending them to Christian schools where they only learn things from the bible and learn that anyone who doesn't believe is going to be burned and tortured in hell for all eternity. Someone is indoctrinating children and it isn't the ones trying to get them out of an orphanage or the foster care system.
@Ars-Gratia-Artis4mos4MO
“Having any sort of discriminatory checks, infringes on civil liberties.”
Disagree. Having pre-adoption screenings for EVERYONE is incredibly important. My parents just adopted a kid and it's a rigorous process. It's important to make sure they're not going from one craphole to the other. You're not preventing access to adoption by LGB folk, you're making sure they don't end up with bad ones. It's different.
@9GKVFNX7mos7MO
they are not right in the mind and this dumb thing will continue to grow through the children they adopt because they will force it on them to become apart of this thing.
@97GPQSW2yrs2Y
Children in the foster system suffer from emotional, psychological, acadmic, and other developmental delays. Being in a stable, loving home, is always better for them than being shuttled between households. This isn't about the rights of same-sex couples to have children, but about the rights of children to be raised with as much love, safety, and stability as possible.
@9954D2R1yr1Y
BFFR cause why are you worried about what they do and who they adopt children in foster care need homes so why would you deny a child a home they could have just because there gay?
@9FZPLY87mos7MO
LGBTQ+ people should be given the same rights as any straight couple should. We are all people and we should all be given the same opportunity to have children, especially if we are unable to produce children with our anatomy.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9GT53BX 6mos6MO
Top Disagreement
Why should gay couples have any less rights to adoption than straight people? If a couple passes all background checks and meets all the requirements then they should be allowed to adopt a child, no matter the gender identity or sexual orientation of the couple.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution3mos3MO
Because a father-mother family structure is better for the child, that's why
@9CJ6CB63mos3MO
The thought process is almost exactly the same for single parents, and yet they’re allowed to adopt.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution3mos3MO
Single parents shouldn't be allowed to adopt either
@9GYTKTS6mos6MO
I completely agree, gay couples are couples like any other and deserve the rights to adopt children.
@9H2HR9L6mos6MO
ANYONE should be able to adopt a child if they are a good parent. People want to love someone else, that's great! But if they can't have a biological kid, and want one of their own, I think that is beautiful, because they know what love is.
@9FSXPS88mos8MO
LGBTQ parents are exactly the same as parents who are not apart of the LGBTQ community. As long as they treat the kid right and give it a good home that's all that matters.
@9FVTLDR8mos8MO
Same-sex partners can care for a child just as good as heterosexual partners, also there is an abundance of children in the foster system and adoption system that need to be adopted and given a good life, and same-sex partners fill the position very well by adding more people available to adopt children
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children
@9FLPXB3 8mos8MO
Top Disagreement
It doesn’t matter if you have 2 dads or 2 moms or a mom and a dad, if you care for your child and love them you should be able to adopt or have children.
@9FMHF6S8mos8MO
I wholeheartedly agree. A strong loving influence from parents can be there regardless of gender identity; we should focus on making sure kids up for adoption get good parents, not that they get straight cis parents.
@9FLMKTN8mos8MO
The LGBTQIA+ community has the right to work for a family as much as straight couples do. If they pass the same background requirements as a straight couple, nothing should prevent them from finding their family and giving homes to children struggling in the system.
@9G62N5M7mos7MO
It doesn’t matter if you have 2 dads or 2 moms or a mom and a dad, if you care for your child and love them you should be able to adopt or have children.
@9FLVVWF8mos8MO
If a couple of any kind goes through the adoption process, the screening and requirements are already incredibly extensive. If those channels determine the family is a good fit for adoption, then there is no reason they should be denied that.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child
@8KMFTLX4yrs4Y
A Mother and Mother family structure can be just as good for a child as a Mother and Father family structure. Theres no difference between the two structures except for what the parents have in their pants.
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@8N6HCV94yrs4Y
Exactly. People make excuses as to why this doesn't make sense or would "turn the kids gay" or "not be healthy" or isn't "normal", bu that's all nonsense. The thing that matters for being parents is your love for your child--not your gender and the gender of your partner.
@WhatisaWoman?12mos12MO
Children need a mother and a father. So yes, having two. fathers is unhealthy.
@9GLJJ687mos7MO
I believe if two people love each other and want a family to extend their love, they should have the right to.
@9G62N5M7mos7MO
A Mother and Mother family structure can be just as good for a child as a Mother and Father family structure. There's no difference between the two structures except for what the parents have in their pants.
@9FMZHJM8mos8MO
Homosexuality is known (proven) to be exhibited in over a thousand species, and they sometimes adopt a baby that was orphaned.
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