Gay Adoption

by Kwapi V | June 28, 2011 at 07:51 am
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I’ve debated Abortion and Same-Sex marriage in the recent past and thus it was only a matter of time before the touchy subject of ‘Same-Sex couples & Adoption’ came into the fray; so allow me to once again stimulate your intellectual appetites with the sweet aroma of my social commentary and as you begin to salivate in anticipation of what I am about to say I will take this opportunity to state my controversial but yet predictable stance: I am NOT opposed to Same-Sex couples adopting.

 

I come to this conclusion not just because I could easily articulate good arguments in support of same-sex couples adopting but rather, because of the simple fact that no one can present to me a logically substantive argument against it. In fact, I’ll even go as far as saying that the problem with ‘Same-Sex Couples & Adoption’ is not the couples themselves but rather, it lies in society’s tendencies to cling to social stigmas that are discriminatory and archaic; stigmas that then make the lives of those intimately involved in the process of Same-Sex adoption, both parents and child, more tumultuous in nature.

 

I have not been blessed with the gift of being a parent but my hope and assumption is that good parenting revolves around raising your child to believe that they can accomplish anything they set out to do; its about raising them to be men and women for others. My assumption is that its about allowing them to be whom they want to be whether or not its with relation to their career, university, religion, sexual orientation or otherwise. I would assume that being a parent has very little to do with your sexual orientation and more to do with what you have to offer to the child; a point which then leads to this final assumption, the notion that being a parent is about blessing your child with all you can possibly and positively bless them with. And based on these simple views I express, there is no argument to date that could convince me that same-sex couples could not provide a healthy environment that would help nurture and provide for an adopted child.

 

Sincerely yours,

Kwapi

 

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ray songtree

Some parents can offer their adopted kids life long confusion and zero adult model for what, in all the rest of nature, is called a sexual, male and female, polarity.  Feminine doesn't equal masculine.  It doesn't matter how your try to spell it.Since when does confusion equate with simple natural understanding.  And how confused is someone who doesn't want a biological mate, but wants to be a parent? What kind of twisted strange justification and denials will they bring that child up within?  If you think inside the box of what is politically correct, that is all you will think.  If you look at all the rest of nature, and I'm not talking about crowded zoos, there is a natural order.  If you live in a zoo, you wouldn't know that. 

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Nick Finn

Though I am not exactly sure what point you're trying to make Ray Songtree, I feel like you're lumping up every homosexual person into a "I'm confused about my life" category. Yes, our society is gender-polarizing, but what does this have to do with a homosexual couple adopting - it's rather hasty to assume that these adopted children will be raised in a gender-neutral environment, or in one where our conventional definitions of "male" and "female" will be challenged. You said "Feminine doesn't equal masculine.  It doesn't matter how your try to spell it" - I agree with what you're saying in essence, but this point doesn't really mean anything; a man is a man whether he is masculine or feminine, and the same applies to women. I personally find "Some parents can offer their adopted kids life long confusion and zero adult model" to be a rather insulting statement even though it can apply to both hetero- and homosexual couples. I feel like you are saying that an adopted child in a homosexual household will grow up to be confused, permanently. Honestly, we're not living in the Stone Age. A child is going to be bombarded with information in various social contexts, so it's rather odd to assume that a child will be purely influenced by his/her parents - unless you're walking around with your child plugging their ears whenever something unsuitable is said, I really don't see this happening. Children are able to think for themselves, and as time passes, will be able to choose their own set of beliefs. Lastly, I find " And how confused is someone who doesn't want a biological mate, but wants to be a parent? What kind of twisted strange justification and denials will they bring that child up within?" to be absolutely absurd and crass. I am quite sure that if it were possible, homosexual individuals would opt have biological children with their partners/spouses. Considering this is not biologically possible, is it not logical to assume that a homosexual couple would choose to raise "someone else's" (and I use this term very loosely) child? Homosexuality is more than just a bunch of actions - it's about love. Homosexuals want a biological mate: someone of their own gender.

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duddits

I am straight , but know many gays, who BTW are great parents. Being gay is sexual orientation, not a reflection of moral values. I feel very strongly that discrimination comes from our fear of what we don't understand. Every one has an opinion" that's mine.

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