Focus on bigger issues like kids in poverty, free contraceptives so children are not born into poverty. Bigger penalties for domestic violence so children are not born into it. I don’t understand why being LGBT or adopting is an issue. The kids fathers don’t even care about them. LGBT are still humans wanting to adopt to give a child a better life.
@9G4QCH57mos7MO
LGBT should not have the right to adopt at all, a male and female to have kids is the only way for me. It is just wrong to have lesbian and gay people have the right to adopt kids! And the example given above completely disagree when you say kids fathers don’t care about their child’s how dare you!
@SparrowLuna7mos7MO
There are over 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S. alone, many of whom are waiting to be adopted. By restricting adoption rights, we further limit the pool of potential loving homes.
Furthermore, studies, such as the one published by the American Sociological Review, suggest that children of same-sex couples fare just as well, if not better, in many aspects compared to their counterparts from heterosexual households.
In terms of the comment about fathers not caring, I believe it was a generalization, not implying that all fathers don't care. However, it's an unfortunate… Read more
while it's very true that many LGBT individuals and couples are capable of providing a loving and nurturing home for a child, it's also true that the child's well-being must be at the forefront of adoption policies. This is not about questioning the capability of LGBT individuals to be good parents, but rather acknowledging that every child's needs and circumstances are unique.
For example, in a 2010 study by Mark Regnerus, it was found that there were differences in the outcomes of children raised by gay parents compared to those raised by heterosexual parents. Though… Read more
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