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Do you object to gay couples adopting?

Would you allow gay people to adopt?

  • Yes

    Votes: 60 59.4%

  • No

    Votes: 41 40.6%
  • Total voters
    101
I object to discrimination.


I am sure a child would much, much rather have two loving moms or dads then being shuffled around 'the system' until they're 18. And when it comes to the actual adoption heteros should not get put in line before the same qualified gay couple. First come, first serve.
 
Southern Man said:
The statistics suggest otherwise.
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There are at minimum some 100 million orphans worldwide at any given time. Yet only around 1% (at best) of American household's choose to adopt in a given year.

Like I say, I am speaking as an adoptive parent. My wife an I are in the process of adopting again. We know the process, we know how it works, we know the statistics. Unfortunately, the vast majority of married households that could adopt for a variety of reasons choose not to adopt.
 
americanwoman said:
Dude, read what I wrote. I said all things being equal and both being equally qualified - they should get the same consideration.
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And I would argue that gay couples are less qualified, simply because they don't have a father figure and a mother figure. They are only slightly more qualified than a single parent.
 
Southern Man said:
And I would argue that gay couples are less qualified, simply because they don't have a father figure and a mother figure. They are only slightly more qualified than a single parent.
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Please cite peer reviewed sources which state that heterosexual couples are universally needed in order to raise a healthy child.

I'll save you the time, they don't exist.

But keep on dreaming.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
There are at minimum some 100 million orphans worldwide at any given time. Yet only around 1% (at best) of American household's choose to adopt in a given year.

Like I say, I am speaking as an adoptive parent. My wife an I are in the process of adopting again. We know the process, we know how it works, we know the statistics. Unfortunately, the vast majority of married households that could adopt for a variety of reasons choose not to adopt.
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I believe that cost is the biggest factor.
 
Southern Man said:
The statistics suggest otherwise.
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If the statistics suggested otherwise then wouldnt there be alot less children in the system?

Come on now, I understand you dislike gays... but you can't honestly believe that there are "plenty" of hetero couples adopting?
 
Southern Man said:
Regardless of qualification, right?
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You are aware that sexual orientation is the least of concerns when looked at through objective eyes, right?

Unless of course you can provide evidence that a homosexual couple is incapable of raising children as well as heterosexual couples?

Two Dad's who have great jobs, a loving mindset, and a welcoming home can and will provide just the same if not more support and nurturing than their hetero counterpart.

Not to mention gays are more likely to teach a higher level of tolerance due to their own life experience.
 
American said:
I believe that cost is the biggest factor.
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If you cannot afford the 15 to 30k for the adoption, then you can't afford to properly raise another child. After all, daycare alone for a kid runs around 7k a year in most markets.

A lot of people that would balk at spending 20k to adopt a child would think nothing of walking into a car dealership and spending a lot more than that.
 
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Southern Man said:
And I would argue that gay couples are less qualified, simply because they don't have a father figure and a mother figure. They are only slightly more qualified than a single parent.
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And well more qualified than the State. Maybe you'd have a point if we didn't have over 100,000 orphans in America alone, but we do so you don't. There are not 100,000 families looking to adopt, if there were then there wouldn't be as many orphans.
 
Orius said:
Please cite peer reviewed sources which state that heterosexual couples are universally needed in order to raise a healthy child.

I'll save you the time, they don't exist.

But keep on dreaming.
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My argument is that everything else being equal, a stable man-woman marriage is better qualified to raise a child than any other form of relationship. You appear to be building a straw man of that argument.
 
Shewter said:
You are aware that sexual orientation is the least of concerns when looked at through objective eyes, right?

Unless of course you can provide evidence that a homosexual couple is incapable of raising children as well as heterosexual couples?

Two Dad's who have great jobs, a loving mindset, and a welcoming home can and will provide just the same if not more support and nurturing than their hetero counterpart.

Not to mention gays are more likely to teach a higher level of tolerance due to their own life experience.
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I have yet to see an objective review.

Two guys can't possibly raise a child as well as a normal married couple, again all else being equal.
 
Ikari said:
And well more qualified than the State. Maybe you'd have a point if we didn't have over 100,000 orphans in America alone, but we do so you don't. There are not 100,000 families looking to adopt, if there were then there wouldn't be as many orphans.
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I'd like to see the figures how many families are willing to adopt rather than take your word for it.
 
Southern Man said:
My argument is that everything else being equal, a stable man-woman marriage is better qualified to raise a child than any other form of relationship. You appear to be building a straw man of that argument.
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Out of all the posts that I have read of yours about this particular subject I have yet to see you post anything that supports your statement. Without any support from credited scientific resources that has not been debunked your statements are northing more than opinion. Opinion based on no experiance (personal or otherwise) from what I can tell.
 
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