Gay and Lesbian Parents

I believe that the question of whether gay and lesbian couples can be appropriate parents is trivial. The obvious answer is yes. But the same can be said for the question, can gay and lesbian couples be inappropriate parents? I believe this question shouldn't be answered for a group of people. Each couple, gay or straight, should be reviewed and investigated according to the same procedure. If the couple can love and support a child and give this child shelter they have every right to adopt a child. I find it kind of disturbing that there are so many children out there who would do anything to be loved and have a family, but we as a society sometimes think that they would be better off alone than with a gay or lesbian couple that would provide for them.

I think that the reason for people to not accept the idea that gays and lesbians can be appropriate parents is just the fact that people are opposed to change. A change of this magnitude will take a lot of arguing and a lot of convincing. Gays and lesbian parents and their children are definitely under the microscope and you can bet that if a child has any type of behavior problem it will automatically be blamed on his/her parents, as is the case with most children. I believe that in 10 years or so this conflict will be close to resolved, and a significant amount of gay and lesbian couples will be able to adopt.

Questions:
Is a gay or lesbian couple adopting looked at the same way as a couple using a surrogate or donor to have a child of their own?

Where does this problem lie in a list of all the issues that are going on in the U.S.A. today?