Should Gays be able to adopt? ...... ...

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Registered: 03-31-2007
Should Gays be able to adopt? ...... ...
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Wed, 07-23-2008 - 5:38pm

Should Gays be able to adopt? ...... http://video.ivillage.com/player/?id=278229



  • Definitely!
  • I'm not sure how I feel on that topic.
  • No Way!
  • Other, please explain .....


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Registered: 03-31-2007
Wed, 07-23-2008 - 5:40pm

I tried to post the link so it would open directly. If you want to check out the iVillage video to see what others are saying, here's a link that should work:

http://video.ivillage.com/player/?id=278229















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Registered: 12-12-2006
Wed, 07-23-2008 - 5:47pm

I started to say "definitely"........then I realized that there should be "qualifications" just as there are for straight people.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-08-2004
Wed, 07-23-2008 - 6:05pm

I voted *definitely* but as Sakura mentioned, qualifications should be met the same as with a straight couple or straight

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Registered: 09-20-2007
Wed, 07-23-2008 - 10:18pm
I voted "definitely." I have a cousin who is a lesbian (who is single) and she adopted a baby from China, who is now 12, I think. And the little girl is well-adjusted, does great is school, has lots of friends, etc. And I know several gay and lesbian couples who are in more stable relationships than a lot of straight couples.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-01-2006
Thu, 07-24-2008 - 10:15am

Definitely. As others have stated, as long as they are qualified.


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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-30-2008
Sun, 07-27-2008 - 7:49pm
In principal I think yes they should. However, I think it's a mistake to make sexual orientation the focus of the question. If you ask whether heterosexual should be able to adopt, the answer is the same. It depends upon the couple. Some people make fit parents and some don't. It's not really a matter of sexual orientation. Would that it were that simple.
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Registered: 04-21-2004
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 6:32pm

My first job out of college was as a child protective services investigator/counselor, and part of my job was to supervise foster placements. In many cases, these kids were permanent foster kids, because their parents had abandoned them, but no one had stepped up to adopt them. As bad as permanent foster care is, we fought to keep these kids in the foster program be cause the group homes were HORRIBLE. Children were routinely beaten, molested, exposed to drugs and crime, and generally allowed to sink to the lowest level of humanity - not because the staff was uncaring, but because that's what happens to kids when society makes it clear that not only have their parents abandoned them, but no family will have them.

I say ANY couple (possibly single parents under certain circumstances) who is willing to help these children avoid this fate deserves our thanks and praise, not discrimination. Anyone who would deny children the opportunity to be adopted over maters of race or religion should be forced to spend some time in a group home or institution for unwanted children. While they're at it, maybe they could lock in a few so-called pro-lifers who also oppose family planning, condom distribution, and sex ed.

There will always be a long list of people eager to adopt healthy white infants. But older children, children with health or behavior problems, minority children, etc are in desperate need of homes. The notion that these kids would be better off in a group home than being raised by loving parents boggles my mind.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-24-2006
Tue, 07-29-2008 - 7:21pm

Absolutly, I dont see any reasons why they shouldnt. They can provide as much love and affection as anyone, and since a member of my family will be looking at that option in the future, I say go forth and prosper.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 02-17-2007
Tue, 07-29-2008 - 7:53pm
Of course they should.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-15-2006
Tue, 07-29-2008 - 7:58pm

I voted definitely.


I do not believe sexual orientation should ever be a disqualifying factor for parenthood.

















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