Yes

A parent's gender identity doesn't matter, as long as they are good at parenting. (sorry, short response, tired of typing)

It doesn’t matter who’s a kid’s parent is. As long as the parents provide the kid with a good life, then we’re all good.

There is no reason to keep this right from them, there are plenty of bad or abusive heterosexual parents but that doesn't mean we need to stop all straight parents from adopting. A bad parent is a bad parent regardless of their gender or sexuality so if a same sex couple aren't being good parents then the problem goes to cps just like any straight couple.

They are humans, and do all the things any human does and just love the same sex. Just because its not "traditional" doesn't mean its bad, love is love and no one should be ashamed or hated on because of it.

many gay couples want to adopt because they are not able to have children of their own , and because of their state laws they are not able to which is not fair because they are just like everyone else in their state

The adoption process generally takes anywhere from 6-18 months, although it can take years in some circumstances. In Idaho in particular, children placed for adoption have to live in the family for 6 months before the adoption is finalized. This provides ample opportunities for any concerns to be determined and fixed.

Gay couples do not hold to ability to have biological children of their own, and their is a huge number of children wanting a home, there is no reason to keep a couple from becoming a family if they wish.

The concept that for a child to be raised right they must have the presence of a mother and a father is not based in reality but the placebo affect that is the status quo. Parenting, as a skill, is not based on a mixture of hormones, or feminine and masculine energies; plenty of straight couples don't follow this dynamic. In the same way, not all LGBT couples are two feminine or masculine people. The fact is, regardless of the energies around a child, they should be absorbing a mix of both practical and emotional skills, which anyone can learn to pass on. Nobody knows how to be a parent by default. It takes work, and research, and anyone is capable of this. We should not equivocate good parenting to instinct or anatomy.

they want kids just as much as someone else might and it doesn't matter as long as the baby gets adopted by a loving family

They are adults, if a male couple were to adapt a child I'm positive they have the exact same morals as a straight couple, they would want what is best for their child. Your gender does not matter what so ever.

LGBT people should have the same rights as any other person should, if anything, because of the amount of rejection that they face LGBT people will have a better influence in children.

There is no substantial proof their parenting is worse and they are far less likely to sexually abuse their kids.

I think that LGBT people should have the same rights as straight people. They are just as capable of being parents, so there is no reason as to why they shouldn't receive the same rights.

If a same sex couple wishes to have children, they are not able to concive together, but they should still have a right to obtain a child if they show the capibility of taking care of one. Also if we increase the rights of lgbt couples adopting, it would help for more foster care systems to not overcrowd.

Why would someone's sexual orientation at all affect their ability to raise children? Unless you are blinded by outdated stereotypes of all LGBTQ members being pedophiles, which is very untrue, I can see no reason to even take this into consideration when looking at adoption.

if the couple has a safe and loving environment, they deserve the rights that a heterosexual relationship has.

What would you say to a single mother or single father who is raising their child(ren) perfectly fine?

they're people just like everyone else, and they want to adopt a kid, just like someone who might not be able to have kids

everyone has the ability to raise a child so everyone should have the ability to adopt a child if their not able to give birth to a child

It comes down to whether or not the child would be safe and healthy with the parents. Not the parents gender.

Limiting who can adopt is unfair to the children in the foster care system who are in need of a stable home. It is a discriminatory practice to limit the adoption rights of LGBT couples and individuals.

A child would have no less of a chance of being in a safe family with parents who are straight as opposed to parents who are part of the LGBT community.

the adoption process is demanding and time consuming. the people who do not get through the screening are the ones we are protecting kids from (and plenty of great potential parents get denied). there is no reason why sexual or gender identity should be disqualifying if you have met all the other requirements - you are entitled to full rights and protection under us law.

There are many unhappy children who have split parents who do not have any family structure, on the other hand a gay family allows for a large amount of family structure to be in place that is just a little different from a strait family structure.

THink about this. JUst because there is a women and women married and they of course cant have children does not mean they shouldnt be able to addopt . thats just stupid. every child deserves a family. even if those parents arent a man and women

I think it's unconstitutional and un-American to deny someone the right to adopt a child based on sexuality. This country was born from not being able to have your own views and morals it's just plain stupid to be an American and not support same-sex marriage adoptions.

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.

Families can be broaden in varieties and provide a broad perspective for the children being able to witness several posibilities of families, either of a straight couple or a gay couple.

According to the BMJ Global Health Journal from a study from 1989 to 2022, children raised by homosexual couples end up faring at about the same as children raised by heterosexual couples.

It should be okay to be LGBTQ but don't pour it onto the kids minds let them figure out if they want that or not.

Scientifically proven that sexual orientation does not affect parenting skills. Two parents are better than one, or none.

Advocates for a more cautious approach to LGBT adoption rights might argue that not all prospective adoptive parents are equally equipped to provide the best environment for children. It's important to consider the specific circumstances of each adoption case to ensure that the child's needs are met. In some cases, critics may argue that children benefit from having both male and female role models in their lives and that this should be a factor considered during the adoption process. They may raise concerns about potential psychological or emotional challenges that children may fac…  Read moree when growing up in a non-traditional family structure, emphasizing the importance of providing children with a diverse range of role models.

I mean there's nothing much to say. Everyone has a right to adopt a child. It's terrible to even think that just because someone is gay, they shouldn't be able to adopt children.

Informed LGBT Adoption Rights

We let WILDLY incompetent and DANGEROUS traditional couples have babies all the time. having single/alternative/gay parents is NOT explicitly traumatic, but having straight, homophobic, religious zealots, and/or bigots for parents is measurably dangerous in all sorts of ways: psychological, emotional, and physical abuse is significantly more common in radically religious homes than in LGBTQIA+ homes.

Having a single mother or father who is stable and satisfied with their life is much safer than having two married parents who hate each other and cannot overcome their differences. they are more likely to resent each other and wind up taking it out on their children, which often leads to abusive situations.

Its able to expose children into a new enviroment, sure people would say to not show that to the young eyes, but they are going to be expose to it the moment they enter school- they are also still young, I would perfer children to be expose to a family that is LGBT that is in a friendly envirmorment then any other before many.

A variety of studies reported that 30 to 40 percent of foster children have been arrested since they exited foster care. Over one-fourth have spent at least one night in jail and over 15 percent had been convicted of a crime:https://adoptioninchildtime.org/bondingbook/striking-back-in-anger-delinquency-and-crime-in-foster-children

The rate of gay couples adopting children has risen a lot over the past few years. Gay couples will love the child just as much as a straight couple will, in fact in some cases gay couples can provide more than a straight couple can. On the website Census.Gov Brian Glassman says "Overall, same-sex married couples had a higher median household income than opposite-sex married couples: $107,200 and $96,930, respectively". So there's nothing a straight couple can provide for a child, that a gay couple cannot. The only reason a person would argue this is homophobia, which has nothing to do with the wellness of the child, and everything to do with the world corrupted views of anything differing from the social norm of what love 'should be'.

It is proven that when a child grows up without a mom or without a dad the chances of them growing up to be very successful are much lower. A child needs both a mom and dad to look up to.

Like I said, they know how to love who they want, and if they want to love a child, then that's beautiful.

Parents being LGBTQ does not make them worse parents and if they are giving the kid a good home it is better than the foster system

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.

Same-sex couples who want children will do anything they can to protect that child with their life and love them more than anyone in the world because they know they'll be unable to have their own unless they adopt one. Every child deserves a family.

I can't remember where, but there was a study about how LGBTQ+ couples had certain strengths when it came to developing values in children.

The food in our modern world is not natural. The food was made not natural to make it better, people who eat non-gmo do not have a pure reason for it other than their non-proven thought based opinion. Facts on gmo's are sometimes not the best, but overall better.

If you think you can choose what happens to your body and you get to choose who you're with, why cant everyone else?

If a same sex couple wishes to have children, they are not able to concive together, but they should still have a right to obtain a child if they show the capibility of taking care of one. Also if we increase the rights of lgbt couples adopting, it would help for more foster care systems to not overcrowd.

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.

Religion should not be used to define a family unit under the law. LGBT couples are subject to the same standards and review as straight couples when undergoing the adoption processes. It is objectively better for a child to have two loving parents than to stay in the foster system.

Gay people are not less likely to be good adoptive parents than straight people, there’s no reason why they should be treated as such

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.

Although the 1 million same-sex couple households in the United States make up less than 2% of total coupled households, 21% of same-sex couples with children have adopted children versus less than 3% of opposite-sex couples with children. Same-sex couples are seven times more likely than opposite-sex couples to have adopted children. The number of children living with LGBT parents has risen tremendously, and these numbers will only increase as same-sex adoption and parenting becomes more widely accepted.

A child in the adoption system shouldn't be denied a home. Just because the child would be adopted by members of the LGBTQ+ community shouldn't bother you. Every child deserves a parent.