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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.

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.

There is no evidence suggesting that having 2 same sex parents harms a child any more than 2 opposite sex parents. As long as they are subjected to the same background checks, mental health assessments etc. there should be no reason to discriminate them from adoption.

Everyone is a person and deserves equal rights to persue happiness. LGBT are identities, not a crime.

If they are financially stable and mentally prepared, there is no justified reason to not allow them to adopt children.

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

Why does the gender of ones parents matter? If the people who want to adopt are proven to be efficient parents, then I don't see the problem.

Just because 2 men are kissing doesn't mean any kids they adopt are gonna suffer. Hell ive seen more healthy lgbtq families than straight families.

That is just wrong. That is very discriminatory. Everyone should have the same adoption rights no matter what their sexuality is.

If a gay couple has met all of the qualifications and requirements to become an adopted parent, they should be able to do so. The foster system has its flaws. Many kids slip through the cracks and are not given the lives they deserve. The people of America shouldn't risk the safety of its children with the flaws in the system just because they don't agree with two people that are married. If there is a chance the LGBT couple will love a child like he or she is their own, they should be able to adopt said child. Personal vendettas should not affect the life and safety of America's children.

Benefits of LGBT Adoption
The truth is that children of LGBT couples are more accepting of same-sex and non-traditional families.

LGBT are allowed a family just as much as straight couples, they aren't bothering you so why do you care so much?

Yes, because everyone should have the same rights, they should have the same opportunities and just because they are the same-sex couple should not change anything.

Gay couples deserve to have children just as much as straight couples. There is no reason they should not be able to adopt and a child and raise it, they will love that child the exact same. Gay couples are unable to have biological children, this is one of their only options to have a child, same goes for straight couples who are unable to conceive, so why should they not be given equal rights?

I am personally part of the LGBTQ+ community and I am in a queer relationship. We are looking forward to adopting children because we aren't able to produce our own children without a sperm donor and neither of us is willing to carry a child for 9 months, potentially destroying our bodies. We are both actors and being pregnant could prevent jobs in the future. We still dream of being parents and we would be no worse parents than a straight couple would be. There is no reason why my ability to have and take care of children should be limited.

LGBTQ parents are the same as normal parents, as long as the kid is happy and treated well that’s all that matters.

Anyone who passes a background check, mental health checks, or has enough money to have a child should be able to adopt.

If they are financially stable and mentally prepared, there is no justified reason to not allow them to adopt children.

Why? How is this even affecting you? Mind your business and let people be happy. Being gay isn’t contagious.

Mothers nurture, protect, and care for the child. Fathers protect, provide, and lead the child. With out a father a child is more likely to end up in jail.

The sex of parents does not affect their ability to raise a child, anyone should be able to adopt a child as children need caring parents.

I have pity for the people who use the bible as their moral compass. Your views are your views but they are most certainly not mine so refrain from saying a certain way of living is incorrect just because it does not mold to your standards.

by pure statistic children adopted by lgbtq+ parents are on average equal when compared with children from opposite-sex parents

The basis of our country and our constitution is that everyone should have the same rights. How is denying someone the right to adopt sticking to that belief?

Everyone should be allowed the same rights. If a straight couple is allowed to adopt, then a gay couple should be allowed to as well.

Since the government has redefined marriage, they have redefined the family as well. Although I disagree with this definition, it has been set and so should be honored in our country.

Same sex couples are just as qualified and just as likely to be good parents as opposite sex couples

There is no conclusive evidence that LGBT parents are better/worse at raising a child than straight parents. For most LGBT families adoption is their only option to have children. There are an excess of children in the foster system and to limit who can parent them is entirely unfair to their wellbeing.

There has been no evidence that an LGBT couple would raise a child any different than a heterosexual couple. If they fit the same qualifications as a straight couple in order to adopt, there is no real logical reason as to why they should not have the privilege of adopting.

with roughly 113,000 children needing a home in the us alone, why restrict based on sexual orientation. If the home is a warm, safe, loving environment, there should be no issue.

People should be allowed to adopt children because two men, two women, or whomever, can be just as good parents as any same-sex couple can, no matter what.

LGBTQ+ citizens deserve all the same rights as straight couples. As long as they offer a safe environment for the children, they should be allowed to adopt. Everyone is equal.

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.

People shouldn't be discriminated against due to their sexual orientation, especially because it gives no indication of how a child will be raised.

Because nobody has the right to adopt, our opposition to anti-gay adoption bills is not based on “gay rights” and we should not frame our arguments that way.

Couples of the opposite sex are not all fit for the position to raise an adopted child or children relating to the LGBT community.

Even if you think a child should have a mother and a father, surely two fathers or two mothers is better than no parents whatsoever.

The adoption rights of gay couples should be allowed and permitted. Our society is moving forwards and does not have to stay the same through our society.

If straight couples are allowed to adopt, give me one good reason why a happy gay couple can't start their own family if they wish?

Who tf are you to tell people they can't raise a child? I understand if you believe the parental figures should be a man and a woman, but unfortunately for you: that isn't required. Respect your fellow citizens.

There is currently no reputable statistical measure that suggests LGBT or non-heterosexual adoptive parents are inferior to heterosexual parents (per 2004 American Psychological Association findings), and there are still plenty of children that would benefit from an adoptive home instead of foster systems or orphanages.

why not give them the same rights if they're just people like heteros. we all die none of this matters.

Informed LGBT Adoption Rights

All children deserve a safe, loving home. Simply being part of the LGBTQIA+ community does NOT exclude any person from being capable of providing that for a child.

Any adult should be able to adopt a child so long as they pass certain background checks, such as no criminal risk or mental illness related issues. And no, being LGBTQ does not count as either of those things in and of itself.

A person who is not married to another individual who wishes to be a single mother or father is legally allowed to adopt a child, but an individual who is LGBTQ is not?

Who said families have to be perfect, no family is perfect, no mother and father are perfect, and if they were the same gender- even with that inperfection they would still have the love and support that any other family has.

People are people. There are a lot more cases of child abuse by parents in staright marriges, than in same sex marriges. This is a law based upon religion, and should not be continued.

If they are financially stable and mentally prepared, there is no reason they couldn't adopt a child who needs a home. The only thing that matters is that the kid is happy.

What if a heterosexual couple who the man is a drug dealer or the woman is a prostitute and has no stable house while the gay couple has well-paying jobs and a stable house. You would give the child to the hetero couple than the gay couple?

What makes LGBT adoption of children different than straight adoption? If you believe that these people will indoctrinate children, then remember that straight couples can and do the same all the time.

i believe that everybody should have similar rights and one shouldn't be treated differently because of the certain gender they like.

The entire point behind adoption is for people who can't normally have children, to have children. So gay peop

What’s wrong with letting kids being adopted into loving homes when a LGBT couple adopts them. There’s no proof that states that children raised by same sex parents fare worse than their peers who were raised by opposite sex parents.

LGBT should allow to adopt because they are humans too, theres no real reason to deny them of adoption unless they have done terrible things of course.

EVeryone even LGBTQ+ people should be able to adopt because the more families that you support the more you have to support you.

if they want to be a parent, they would be better parents than a lot of straight couples that have a child

as someone who has spent time in the foster care system the person who adopts you should have a connection with you regardless of sexuality

Adoption Agencies actually ask LGBTQ+ couples if they'll take in kids that haven't been adopted by anyone else, because they are more likely to say yes. So, if LGBTQ+ couples are no longer able to adopt, then there will actually be less children put into safe homes from orphanages .

They're people too. Just because they sexually orient themselves differently does not make them much more different to any of us. It also does not make them any less capable of having a loving family.