I decided to create this topic because I was getting bored of the topics that went like this: "I gheet an xxxbooxxxx." Followed by: "meeee to!" And then: "munhc sa well." It's been a while since we had a good, intelligent discussion.
Getting back on topic, I'll state my opinion. I think gay couples have just as much a right to adoption as do heterosexual couples. My friend disagreed, saying that individuals physically capable of "normal" reproduction should not need to adopt. The conversation soon degenerated into calling homosexuals dirty, unnatural perverts who should be kept away from children at all costs, for fear of instilling their lifestyle on fragile, incorrupt minds. Needless to say, the debate soon ceased. I was left wondering where he got such ignorant attitudes.
A report on Larry King last year on twelve seperate studies performed over twenty years showed that people raised by gay couples were actually better socially-adjusted, do better at school including staying in school longer and achieving a higher level of education, have lower rates of substance abuse etc, than the average child raised by heterosexuals.
Having said that, I agree with Dragadon that an older kid shouldn't be adopted by homosexuals. I just can't see that working.
Either way, I'd rather be raised by gay parents who would teach me tolerance rather than a fag-hating heterosexual couple.
Pink: I think you'll have to present a stronger argument than the tampon one. P.S. The edit button allows you to edit your posts. It looks like this:
