Is Homosexual Adoption Right? (ENDS 24/7/11)

[dbgtz]

After watching the waterloo road episode (again) where Sam gets fostered by that gay teacher, it clearly demonstrates (obviously scripted but still) that it doesn't matter and that how one treats another is what affects a person. It should not be based on their gender, but on how their personalities match. But I guess that's hard to do, kind of like basing things off of maturity rather than age.

[Tom]

I do want kids but I really don't know where to stand on the subject, i was bullied horrendously during junior school and i wouldn't want to put a child through that if other kids found out they had gay parents.... then again if it's the right environment then i feel that any couple, gay or straight, can raise a child properly in a good home. I'll probably foster at first before full on adoption

I also want a kid, but I was scared of if it would get bullied in school. But you just shouldn't think of the negative. If he/she does get bullied, you're always there to sort it out in the end. If anything happens at all to the child, there is always a caring family behind him/her - and that's the main thing. That's all that matters in life is if you're well cared for!

[ifuseekamy]

People would've once thought this about non-white parents, single parents and unmarried parents. I don't recall anyone ever being bullied because of their parents anyway, it's kind of a no go zone.

[Tom]

People would've once thought this about non-white parents, single parents and unmarried parents. I don't recall anyone ever being bullied because of their parents anyway, it's kind of a no go zone.

If you're homophobic, it would rub off onto your child - then if that child finds out about your parent(s) being homosexual you'd get bullied. It's just what kids do to be 'cool' and show they are the "Alpha" person

[FlyingJesus]

If you're homophobic, it would rub off onto your child - then if that child finds out about your parent(s) being homosexual you'd get bullied. It's just what kids do to be 'cool' and show they are the "Alpha" person

Yeah but that happens anyway. BACK IN MY DAY we told everyone that some kid had two dads and he got bullied for it for ages but it was never true and everyone knew that. Bullies will bully and victims will be victimised, that's how society goes

[Tom]

Yeah but that happens anyway. BACK IN MY DAY we told everyone that some kid had two dads and he got bullied for it for ages but it was never true and everyone knew that. Bullies will bully and victims will be victimised, that's how society goes

Yes, I see where you're coming from. But society IS changing and it's up to young people on what happens. If they continue with old lifestyle nothing's going to change.

[Muct]

No. Some people kill themselves because of bullying, or self-harm, if not any of them they're most probably gonna be badly scarred in their adult life, purely because of this reason I'd disagree with homosexuals adopting children. +don't be like 'THEYRE GONNA BE BULLIED SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE PROBS ANYWAY!!!' because being bullied because of your family enviroment and upbringing is obviously going to scar alot worse than being bullied for whatever - a monobrow, bad hair or whatever, which you can fix.
Just saying lol, I mean, if a kid goes into school and everyone finds out theyre mums/dads are gay, obviously people are gonna be calling him/her a ******/lesbian/gay because of their parents, that's just the way some people are at school nowadays.

[Tom]

No. Some people kill themselves because of bullying, or self-harm, if not any of them they're most probably gonna be badly scarred in their adult life, purely because of this reason I'd disagree with homosexuals adopting children. +don't be like 'THEYRE GONNA BE BULLIED SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE PROBS ANYWAY!!!' because being bullied because of your family enviroment and upbringing is obviously going to scar alot worse than being bullied for whatever - a monobrow, bad hair or whatever, which you can fix.
Just saying lol, I mean, if a kid goes into school and everyone finds out theyre mums/dads are gay, obviously people are gonna be calling him/her a ******/lesbian/gay because of their parents, that's just the way some people are at school nowadays.

Yeah, I see what you mean. But suicide over bullying is decreasing bit by bit with all the support schools are getting. Unfortunately it's not enough I know that, but as I've said a good few times now, if younger children behaved differently than what some adults do, society would be different. There's nothing wrong with raising a baby with 2 men or women. If it was a mother and a friend raising a child, no-one sticks their nose up at that? If it was 2 girls doing it and they're in a relationship what's the difference?

[GirlNextDoor15]

I don't think this is a debateable topic really. Society has changed in recent years and I think you'd be extremely unreasonable to suggest homosexual adoption isn't right... not to mention the fact that you'd be incredibly out of touch with current affairs and the world in general.

I agree with you, Mathew!
There's not much for us to debate on here. It depends on how the child is brought up and where the child lives.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I don't think this is a debateable topic really. Society has changed in recent years and I think you'd be extremely unreasonable to suggest homosexual adoption isn't right... not to mention the fact that you'd be incredibly out of touch with current affairs and the world in general.

Well its interesting you'd say that, I believe everytime gay marriage for example has been put to a public vote (even in 'liberal' states in the United States such as California) it's been rejected by the people. I very much doubt that gay adoption would be voted through here in Britain, let alone the liberal states in the United States. My own personal view is that i'm unsure - to me it changes (my libertarian views) when it involves others such as with abortion because libertarianism is individual freedom and not the freedom to decide for others/harm others. The traditional family has been damaged to such an extent and being conservative I loathe it and i'm not sure whether or not gay adoption does anything else but weaken it as the prospect of gay marriage does.

I'd put moral issues like this up for a referendum as they involve others but i'd probably vote no as i'm simply not comfortable with it. In terms of gay marriage which is another similar issue, i'd simply get government out of marriage and make it a private contract between two individuals and people can call it what they want - but still in my own eyes i'd only ever view hetrosexual marriages held in religious places as 'marriage' - but that same solution can't be said with gay adoption. So;

Gay adoption; personally against, however would put to a referendum as the liberty vs democracy issue is blurred.
Gay marriage; would get the government out of marriage (so de facto legalise), but would only *personally* view hetrosexual marriages as 'marriage'.