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. Opponents of LGBT adoption question whether same-sex couples have the ability to be adequate parents while other opponents question whether natural law implies that children of adoption possess a natural right to be raised by heterosexual parents. Since constitutions and statutes usually fail to address the adoption rights of LGBT persons, judicial decisions often determine whether they can serve as parents either individually or as couples.
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Yes, although I believe the nuclear family is better.
@8DQ6S5J4yrs4Y
Gay people can't adopt and raise children
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if couples regardless of their sexual orientation, want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, then they should be allowed to adopt a child and pass the same background checks as heterosexual couples. However, we should let individual/faith-based adoption agencies them decide or choose which couples to be prioritized.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if couples, regardless of their sexual orientation, want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, they should the right to adopt a child and pass the same background checks as straight couples. However, individual/faith-based adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs, and let them decide or choose which couples should be prioritized.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if couples regardless of their sexual orientation, want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, they should the right to adopt a child and pass the same background checks as straight couples. However, individual/faith-based adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs, and let them decide or choose which couples should be prioritized.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if couples regardless of their sexual orientation want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, they should have the right to adopt a child and pass the same background checks as straight couples. But individual/faith-based adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs, and let them decide or choose which couples should be prioritized.
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@8ZL6BBD3yrs3Y
Yes, they have the same rights to parenthood as straight couples
@8RBFKXW4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should work more on keeping families together than giving children away
Deleted4yrs4Y
Each adoption agency should decide on this.
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, let straight families have doctors forge adoption papers to hide mental illness instead.
@8XT7YCW3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as their sexual beliefs are not pressed upon the children and pass the same background checks as straight couples.
@8JGMVMT4yrs4Y
They should receive the same rights, it should just be up to the child being adopted if they are okay with having same sex parents
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, and a family should be legally and culturally defined as a mother, father, and their children
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if very kind hearted, genuine, and caring parents who want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, they should be able to provide for a needing child. However, religious adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs. They can always use another agency who doesn’t have a moral or religious objection.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if parents, regardless of their sexual orientation, want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, then they should be allowed to adopt a child. There should be background checks done to both heterosexual and gay couples as well. However, individual/faith-based adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs and let them decide or choose which couples to be prioritized.
@8Z65MKR3yrs3Y
if they are fit to be parents and are clean of any bad things yes they should be able to adopt just like any normal family can.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, if couples regardless of their sexual orientation, want to raise a child and provide a stable living environment, then they should be allowed to adopt a child. However, individual/faith-based adoption agencies should not be forced to violate their beliefs and let them decide or choose which couples to be prioritized.
@2CRP3VJ3yrs3Y
Adoption should no longer be legal for anyone.
@8QLPP4L4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as the child is comfortable with it.
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@8WWH7BV3yrs3Y
Yes, they are equally capable of caring for a child as well as heterosexual couples
@8NYZYJ74yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks, but individual adoption agencies (especially religious adoption agencies) should not be forced to violate their beliefs. I also believe a masculine and feminine balance is the best environment for child development, though this does not necessarily have to come from a man and a woman.
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but the child should have the right to reject them.
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but they should only be able to adopt children of their gender.
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but they can only adopt children that are the same gender as them
@88LK76J4yrs4Y
Yes but require the children to have consoling.
@88LK76J4yrs4Y
Yes but require children 9 and under to have counseling.
@88LK76J4yrs4Y
Yes but allow children to reject them
@88LK76J4yrs4Y
Yes but they can only adopt children 10 and older
@88LK76J4yrs4Y
Yes but children should have the right to reject them
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but they can only adopt children 10 and older that way they can consent
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but they should require family counseling
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but they should require family counseling unless the child says they don’t need it
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes but children should have the right to reject them.
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
No, only heterosexual (but not heterosexual allies) and asexual but opposite sex couples who are lawfully married should be allowed to have adoption rights
@8L463MX4yrs4Y
I think it would not be a good idea, the kid could get bullied because of her/his parents at school and it may even influence the kid to like his/her same gender.
@93VVP972yrs2Y
Yes, but allow religious agencies to refuse them
@6LKT66V4yrs4Y
Heteroseuxual relationships are better for children then gay or single parent scenarios however a single parent or homosexual couple makes a much better parent than foster care.
@8H7C5J64yrs4Y
They should be able to adopt, but religious entities should not be forced to serve them.
@8QRCFQP4yrs4Y
Children should not be in state custody
@8ZGPKM93yrs3Y
sure there just as much as a citizen as anyone else in the us
@heatherdvdprincess2yrs2Y
No, and sem-sex (by birth) couples should not be able to adopt children, and neither should anyone else who is not a born-man and a born-woman who are married. (No single people, either)
@6JGZ6V53yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the gay couple promise to allow to child to make personal choices regarding sexual preference and as long as they agree to not push or indoctrinate an alternative sexual lifestyle.
@85Q8YH72yrs2Y
Adoption is child abandonment and should be banned.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure. However, adoption agencies should always prioritize the well-being of the child first and foremost in each case
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, and I believe that each child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure. However, adoption agencies should always prioritize the well-being of the child first in each individual case
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, and I believe that each child is born with the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure. Gay couples may be considered if no suitable straight couples are found to meet the child's best interests
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, each child is born with the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure, but allow gay couples to be considered if no suitable straight couples are found to meet the child's best interests
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure. However, adoption agencies should always place the well-being of the child first in each situation
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Regardless, adoption agencies should base their decision on the couple that can best provide for the individual child's needs, both emotionally and financially
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, adoption agencies should prioritize their decision on the couple that can best provide for the individual child's needs, both emotionally and financially
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, as long as adoption agencies prioritize their decision on the couple that can best provide for the individual child's needs, both emotionally and financially
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, each individual child has the natural right to a mother and father family structure. However, adoption agencies should have the right to decide to offer a child to a gay couple if they can best provide for the individual child's needs, both emotionally and financially
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, each individual child has the natural right to a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure, but priority should always be given to the wellbeing of the child when evaluating the suitability of the prospective parents
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure, but priority should always be given to the wellbeing of the child when evaluating the prospective parents
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure, but priority should always be given to the wellbeing of the child over the desires of the prospective parents
@8CKRCH44yrs4Y
We should abolish all adoptions in favor of guardianships as current adoptions violate the United Nations rights of the child articles 7,8,9,10,11.20, and 21. Guardianship status should not be determined via orientation.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, each child is entitled to the natural right of a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within and experience a traditional mother and father family structure.
@8CHSC8Q4yrs4Y
If there is a gay and straight couple with the same merit - prioritise the straight couple regardless of time frame - a straight couple expects to have the option of having a child; a gay couple knows they can't conceive a biological child between them, therefore it is fairer that the straight couple are offered a place beforehand. Furthermore, a straight (mother-father) setup will make the child's life easier, and THAT is what matters the most - the child, NOT the parents.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the natural right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Allow gay couples to adopt only when they are found to be more suitable to meet the child's needs over any interested straight couples
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Gay couples should be allowed to adopt only when they are found to be more psychologically and financially able to meet the child's needs over interested straight couples
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the natural right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Gay couples should be allowed to adopt when they are found to be more capable of meeting an individual child's needs than all interested straight couples
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the individual right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Gay couples should be allowed to adopt only when they are found to be more psychologically and financially fit to meet the child's needs over interested straight couples
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within a mother and father family structure, but the well-being of the child should always take precedence over the wishes of any prospective parents.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised within and experience a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, as I believe that each individual child has the natural right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the individual right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Gay couples should be allowed to adopt only when they are found to be more psychologically and financially fit to meet the child's needs over any interested straight couples
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. Gay couples should be allowed to adopt only when they are found to be more psychologically and financially fit to meet the child's needs over any interested straight couples
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, each child has the natural right to experience and be raised within a mother and father family structure. However, adoption agencies should allow gay couples to adopt when they are found to be more capable of meeting the child's needs over any interested straight couples
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, every individual child has the natural right to experience a mother and father family structure.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, every individual child has the natural right to experience a mother and father family structure
@8D5J4RR4yrs4Y
Treat them like straight couples, because children in foster care would prefer Gay or Lesbian parents to no parents.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, every individual child has the natural right to have a mother and father family structure.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, as long as adoption agencies are prioritizing an individual child's needs above all else, regardless of the couple's sexual preference. Bi-sexual and transgender couples should be excluded from adopting children.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, as each individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, each individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, a child possesses a natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure as long as the individual child's needs can be met
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, and I believe that each individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, children of adoption possess a natural right to be raised by a mother and father as long as they are able to meet the child's individual needs
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, as I believe that an individual child possesses a natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure as long as the child's needs can be met
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as each individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, as I believe that every individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure
@8D937L44yrs4Y
neither of them should have the right to adopt children
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, and I believe that every individual child has the natural right to be raised in a mother and father family structure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but individual agencies should have the right to do so based on prioritizing the well-being of each individual child
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but individual agencies should have the right to do so, or not do so, based on prioritizing the well-being of each individual child
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, each child has the natural right to a mother and father family structure. Individual adoption agencies, however, should be allowed to prioritize the wellbeing of children first and foremost and offer the child to a gay couple if they are more suitable prospective parents
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