Honestly, there should not even be an argument over this. All parents, if fit to care for someone else, should be allowed to adopt a child. The NO side of the argument to this topic doesn't prove anything to me. If a person has the ability to provide for, love, and support a child they should be able to adopt no matter what their sexual orientation is. It's wrong to single out lesbian and gay couples when it come to idea of being a parent. Many families have children that they cannot support, nor care for but they are still allowed to be parents. Angelina and Brad were allowed to adopt several children even though they are plagued by the media, and have busy social lives... which I think could be more detrimental towards a child then having two mothers. For me there is no debate here whatsoever because I believe that if you are a homosexual couple and you are prepared to take on the struggle of identifying your adopted family then you should be allowed. For parents to adopt a child in the United States they have to go through extensive mental health testing and meet many requirements, so if a homosexual couple looking to adopt can pass these requirements then why should they be denied the ability to adopt a child. Seriously, there isn't an argument here, to me if you can handle it, then you should be allowed to adopt.
DQ:
1. If you were a homosexual couple looking to adopt, how do you think you would go about communicating your family identity to outsiders?
2. If you are for the No side of this debate, not trying to be intrusive, what reasons do you have for you decision?
I think there can always be a no to any argument. I just kind of described a reason for no in my post, but that is from my experiences and it's not true for everybody. I just think from the people I've met, not just the ones I listed, that the kids have a harder time finding themselves in a society that's not as tolerant as some people in this class are. Plus after reading everybody's post I wanted to be a bit of a devil's advocate. I do believe that anybody can be a bad or good parent or parents regardless of your or your parents sexual orientation.
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