RE: Adoption
In my own opinion I believe that gay adoption should be allowed and even more so for single people. There are obvious concerns from people and the politicians, but I do not consider that people should be segregated from adoption just because of their sexual orientation.
The children who are in adoption accommodation have come from all different backgrounds and may have different problems. Surely for these children continuously living in this type of care, it is not helping them regain whatever is left of their youth and return to normal life which has sadly been deprived of them? The adoption services do a wonderful job for thousands of children, however ,I doubt anything is better for a child than a loving home where they feel safe and happy. What is to say a gay couple cannot offer this to a child?
There are concerns I know. The way which the parents and children will be treated by others is one of the main concerns, but is another person’s prejudice really a reason to ban someone from being a parent?
People against gay adoption say gay parents set have a bad influence as parents. I highly disagree with this. Most gay people are born from straight parents, so how can sexual orientation be something you learn from your parents?
In countries like Sweden, gay adoption has been legalised. In these countries now I would believe there to be many gay parents. If there are already many good gay parents then it proves that gay people make fine parents and the opinion that gay people set a bad moral example as parents is a wrong statement.
I think single parents not being able to adopt is prophetic. If they can support a child and love them like any other single parent does,why not let them adopt,after all there are thousands across the UK.
In the modern world we live in,the rule that gay and single people cannot adopt is well behind times and goes against human rights.Is it right to say that just because they are single or gay they will not be good parents.No,never.It is time people faced the truth that in modern life gay people or single people to a lesser exstent,are just as part of society and have just as gooder qualities as you and me.
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