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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@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
@9FDCDTZ2yrs2Y
I am a Christian and 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.
@9FDD7ST2yrs2Y
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.
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?
@9RPTZPQLibertarian10mos10MO
I grew up without a father figure present in the house hold. The most important dynamic in a family is the loving aspect. If you have a healthy relationship you should be able to adopt. Period.
@9RF582Q10mos10MO
Those implications are projected by adults. Treat that issue, and you'd solve the problem.
@Ars-Gratia-Artis1yr1Y
This is a pretty good question actually. Perhaps more research on this subject over the next ten years may prove beneficial.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican4mos4MO
Gay people should only be allowed to adopt a child if no other straight couple wants them. If both a gay couple and straight couple wants to adopt a child, unless if the straight couple has domestic violence in their household, the straight couple should always get the child.
@VicunaArianaGreen2yrs2Y
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
Thanks for the lecture, ChatGPT
@9L5YLGN1yr1Y
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 putting… Read more
@Ars-Gratia-Artis1yr1Y
“thus taking away critical parental elements from the child.”
Perhaps yes, but even if they weren't gay and just roommates, can we admit that having a functioning household is better than the foster system? Certainly, most of your point is correct. However, are you going to say that being raised by gay guys is worse than the foster system? (Well, I mean some gay people maybe but--)
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
Yes, being raised by gay guys is far worse for any child than the foster system. Children do not need to see such examples of perversion and licentiousness at all, much less be raised by such persons.
@DearCheetah7mos7MO
If we look at the actual data, studies consistently show that children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well emotionally, socially, and academically as those raised by heterosexual parents. In fact, a 2014 study published in the *Social Science Research* journal analyzed over 19,000 interviews and found no significant differences in outcomes for children raised by same-sex couples.
Now, let’s talk about the foster system. Over 400,000 kids are stuck in foster care in the U.S., many bouncing from home to home, often without any consistent parental figure or emotional stability.… Read more
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 7mos7MO
“Yes, being raised by gay guys is far worse for any child than the foster system”
So what if they're raised by lesbian woman. Is that perfectly ok?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com
@top_mastiffRepublican 7mos7MO
“owever, are you going to say that being raised by gay guys is worse than the foster system? (Well, I mean some gay people maybe but--)”
I disagree because children need a mother and a father figure to look up to, not 2 fathers or 2 mothers.
@9K2SJT4 1yr1Y
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.
@9F7S9DC2yrs2Y
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.
@Joseph-Biden 3mos3MO
WRONG. It should always be male and female nothing else.THE END
@B4RN9YL4wks4W
You don't even provide a reason for this. You just say "you're wrong," which isn't a good argument. There is also no evidence to suggest a children being raised by two moms or two dads ends up worse then one raised by a mom and dad. Studies show that whether the parents are the same gender or not doesn't affect the child's development.
@B59Q3V86 days6D
@9GRG6DX2yrs2Y
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.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
Why should I have to apologise for thinking CHILDREN should not be raised by PERVERTS? That's a perfectly rational position. They might not be pedophile perverts, but "LGBTQ people" are still perverts all the same. Children are extremely susceptible to picking up on things like that, and if they grow up in a house with perverts, they have a high chance of becoming perverts themselves. Also, they lack the harmony of a strong, manly, father and a caring, gentle mother, which is indispensable for the Flourishing of any child.
By your argument all LGBTQIA+ people are perverts and straight people are not. Also I grew up with our your "strong, manly, father" because he left my family before I was born. Your views of family roles are literally from the 1800s and are extremely sexist.
@9TBGMNC3wks3W
#4 Expert LGBT Adoption Rights
this person equates all gay people to "perverts" which is a harmful, combative stance. disagreeing with lifestyle choices is one thing, but it is another to falsely accuse an entire group of people.
@@1876-Elbert6mos6MO
What I find funny is that whenever you make an argument, someone calls it either 'sexist' or 'racist.'
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-Artis1yr1Y
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.
@B4RN9YL4wks4W
“and don't go around lobbying for equality and crap because that nonsense is over now”
You are aware that being gay is illegal in several dozen countries, right? Its very much NOT over. At all.
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.
@9Y9QKVJRepublican6mos6MO
a gay couple/ lesbian couple is already dealing with mental problems and needs to work on them self to fix that. why add an innocent child into such an evil and bible rebuking issue within them self. And it is about showing Gods love, which is what he has ultimately called us to do. no gay couple can portray that.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples
@9GKGSYD2yrs2Y
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.
@9GKVKNBIndependent2yrs2Y
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.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
I don't think single mothers and fathers should be allowed to adopt either – I would hope most conservatives agree – so there's no contradiction there. But that's not even our primary argument. Our primary argument is that normal, moral people are attracted to the opposite sex, and that alone, and they marry an individual from there to stay with for life. If you're not that way, you're a pervert. Children should not be raised by perverts. Why is this so hard for people to understand? This isn't about the "rights" (so-called) of "LGBTQ"s to adopt, it is fundamentally a conversation about the God-given rights of the child to be raised in a functional home.
“Our primary argument is that normal, moral people are attracted to the opposite sex, and that alone, and they marry an individual from there to stay with for life. If you're not that way, you're a pervert. Children should not be raised by perverts.”
If your logic is that only "normal, moral people" are attracted to the opposite sex and anyone outside that is a pervert, then we have to look at the history of abuse and scandals. Just because someone is straight doesn’t mean they’re automatically moral. In fact, some of the most high-profile abuse cases in the church, for example, involve heterosexual men. Should we deny them the right to adopt too, just because they’re straight?
The truth is, morality isn’t about who you’re attracted to; it's about your character and actions. So, if we’r… Read more
Why can a single parent or a same-sex couple not be a functioning home? Also if LGBTQIA+ people were so sinful in God's eyes them why would he create people that feel that way? All children need to thrive is love and any couple or single person is able to provide this.
@9GKVZDL2yrs2Y
i agree. there is zero reason lgbt couples should not be able to adopt children when straight couples can
@Ars-Gratia-Artis1yr1Y
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.
@Ars-Gratia-Artis1yr1Y
“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.
@9GKVFNX2yrs2Y
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.
@9954D2R2yrs2Y
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?
@9GXGW291yr1Y
If everyone passes the same background check, there should be no problem with the safety or developement of an adopted child for anyone. Their parents will help them learn and form an identity, not destroy them or make them immoral.
@97GPQSW3yrs3Y
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.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No
@9GT53BX 1yr1Y
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.
@9GYTKTS1yr1Y
I completely agree, gay couples are couples like any other and deserve the rights to adopt children.
Because a father-mother family structure is better for the child, that's why
@9H2HR9L1yr1Y
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.
@9FSXPS82yrs2Y
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.
@9GXGW291yr1Y
Everyone is a person and deserves equal rights to persue happiness. LGBT are identities, not a crime.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child
@9FMZHJM2yrs2Y
Homosexuality is known (proven) to be exhibited in over a thousand species, and they sometimes adopt a baby that was orphaned.
@@1876-Elbert6mos6MO
The reason homosexual-ness exists in the animal world is because of the same reason it exists in humans: we live in a fallen world. Therefore, the argument of 'they do it too!' is does not work.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 6mos6MO
Well maybe instead of trying to change the way things are we should embrace them instead of choosing to live in denial.
@9F7W2CN 2yrs2Y
The Bible specifically calls attention to the roles of men and women in marriage, stating specifically that a man is to be the head of the house. Therein lies the issue because you cannot properly fit into this mold with two men or two women operating together within a marriage. The Bible is also clear when it establishes in Genesis that a woman is to be one flesh with a man within the parameters of marriage, and gives the command to be fruitful and multiply. LGBT couples simply cannot perform in roles that were so clearly established for a man and a woman.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 7mos7MO
If the Bible said you should murder anyone who disagrees with you over anything, including if they don't have the same favorite color as you, would you do it and believe what you are doing is right?
I seriously doubt it
Sometimes you can't believe everything in the Bible.
@9G63H3Z 2yrs2Y
I was essentially raised by my grandma and mom, two women, and as a man this did not affect my masculinity or my mental health. I also think they did a pretty great job raising me, as I always felt loved and they encouraged me to do my best. I'm still in high school and am taking a bunch of higher level classes and I have pretty good grades. And I prefer being raised in a house with my grandma and mom, than with two different sex parents who don't know **** about parenting.
@9GLJJ682yrs2Y
I believe if two people love each other and want a family to extend their love, they should have the right to.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children
@9FLPXB3 2yrs2Y
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.
@9FMHF6S2yrs2Y
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.
@9FLMKTN2yrs2Y
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.
@9FLVVWF2yrs2Y
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.
@9FN6ZKS2yrs2Y
As long as a couple holds the same eligibility standards as any other couple, they're sexuality is not going to influence their ability to raise a child.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples
This answer represents a middle ground between preserving the traditional family and letting gay couples adopt children. It allows for gay couples adopting children but only as a secondary option to letting straight couples adopt children.
@58QP6N35yrs5Y
No, adoption is not a right; it is a privilege
@9NQQXDLProgressive11mos11MO
Yes it a privilege that gay people deserve the right to earn. Dont be dence.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution10mos10MO
Absolutely true.
@dijonmonkey 6mos6MO
I'm not going all in for supporting LGBT people, but I think as long as they can prove themselves worthy parents I can't find anything against them.
@9VNDFCDPeace and Freedom7mos7MO
Respectfully, what the actual heck? First, who are you to decide that. The adoption police? Adoption is for anyone who wants, for example, are you saying those families who can't have kids on their own needs to earn having the right to have a kid? I laughed when I saw this comment, I apologize but what the heck. Adoption is very much a choice.
@5BMY9785yrs5Y
Yes, gay couples statistically have more stable families
@Patriot-#1776Constitution10mos10MO
Gay couples can't have "families" because a family, by definition, is a man and a woman bound in marriage with children. It is not a man and a man or a woman and a woman, or a transvestite lunatic and a transvestite lunatic.
@9TQ58SM8mos8MO
Hi! What about if a spouse dies? There would no longer be both a man and a woman. Would you take the child away from the living parent just because they cannot be seen as a family within your definition of the word? Or, if a woman were to become pregnant and the father chooses to not be involved, are the woman and her child not a family of their own? I see some flaws in your logic.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 7mos7MO
Wtf are you yapping about? Trans people are not lunatics and try updating your terminology from "transvestite."
Also look up family in any dictionary. Fun fact the Bibles not a dictionary, its a holy book.
@B2X43T43mos3MO
@9ZQTS636mos6MO
I hope you never have kids!
@994HTZCIndependent8mos8MO
#2 Expert LGBT Adoption Rights
Yes they might statistically have more stable families but it's just best that children have a mom and dad parent structure because it's just simply better for their mental health.
@B3MH69J2mos2MO
Studies actually show that same-sex couples are more likely to separate than different-sex couples, and the gap is larger when you incorporate children.
@5923ZB45yrs5Y
I believe gays are people and God says to love all people. If they are able to care for the child in a better manner than the child's biological parents, then I say it would be good for the child to have someone who will love them.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution10mos10MO
Sexual perverts becoming "parents" of innocent children is CHILD ABUSE.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 7mos7MO
You know what I'm going to ask it.
Give any scientific source that says that all LGBTQ+ people are perverts. You always yap about how they are but give no proof.
@JonBSimConstitution3yrs3Y
“God says to love all people”
God says to love rapists, thieves, and murderers.
God doesn't say to accept rape, theft, or murder, despite what atheists say.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen6mos6MO
And rapist thieves and murders hurt people, unlike gay people despite whatever you nutjobs say
@9WZJWTD7mos7MO
God loves all people, but God did not create gay God created male and female According to the book of Genesis
@994HTZCIndependent8mos8MO
#2 Expert LGBT Adoption Rights
But it's best that they find a stable straight couple to raise the child first. Straight couples should be prioritized over gay couples when it comes to adoption.
@59LDCB55yrs5Y
Yes, Research has shown that Gay couples make excellent parents.
@9T7PGTX 8mos8MO
yea cause they can love that kid and help with metal issues cause not being wanted hurts the most
@9LFJCFS 1yr1Y
There is a lot a research going on right it should be a right and it not fair to people that are not able to have a family even if they are gay or lesbian I think it does not matter if you are a lesbian or a gay people.
@59DKLW9Independent5yrs5Y
Why can't two gay men find Two Lesbians, get to know each other almost like dating and arrange a clinic date for insemination?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
You're a disgusting human being for suggesting that. It is morally repugnant, and all the more so when children will have to see such a disgusting and revolting situation.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 7mos7MO
Who said the kids have to watch?
@945Q9KP3yrs3Y
Infertility is a thing you know
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