No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child

The amount of Straight couples that have a parent abandon the child wether it be the father or mother is a reoccurring theme where I am from. If two people want to love and raise a child regardless of gender then this should be celebrated not debates.

As long as the child has two supporting and loving parents than there’s no difference to a straight couple to a homosexual couple.

Every couple has the right to be able to adopt. Same sex parents can do just as much as an amazing job at parenting than a ‘normal couple’. I do however agree that mother and father structure is the most effective. Having a father and mother figure is very important, which you cannot get from same sex parents.

If there is 2 adults that love each and care deeply then why shouldn't they be allowed to be a loving family xx children need to be neutred and loved

Every couple regardless of sex, gender or any uncontrollable environmental factors should be allowed to adopt.

Anyone who can provide a loving and supportive environment with stability should be entrusted to adopt a child, regardless of sexual orientation.

All people should be allowed to adopted even if they are LGBT. it gives more children a home and a family.

As long as the child has two supporting and loving parents than there’s no difference to a straight couple to a homosexual couple.

The debate that a traditional household having both a mother and a father figure present for the child is a void argument. The best thing for a child to grow up around is a loving and caring environment. It doesn't matter the sexual orientation of the parents as to what the child grows up around. What does matter is the care they recieve by these people. There are bad straight couples and there are bad LGBT couples It's not a black and white debate. Both are equal and at the end of the day it comes down to the care that's provided for the child.

The stereo-typical ideals around both the “male” and “female” roles in the home are outdated within a modern society such as our own. Thus I don’t believe that someone’s sexuality or gender role should affect their ability to adopt.

It doesn’t matter what gender your parents are, what matters is that the parents look after the child with unconditional love, which doesn't matter what gender they are.

There is no proof out there that children brought up by parents of the same gender are any different or better/worse off than children who are brought up with a mother and father structure. Children who have two available, loving parents have great benefits when growing up with a strong family to back them. If single parents can bring up a great child with them only having that one gender then how can two parents of the same gender not be just as good or even better.

This is ridiculous and there are a number of same sex couples who will provide a loving and nurturing relationship to a child.
As long as the child is safe, alive and thriving who are we to decide who the parents can and can't be

Love is love, lgbt people have been around as long as straight people and deserve the right to have a family. All families look different and a mother and father doesn’t automatically mean and child will have a better life. They can still be abused and neglected

I would agree that for the child having a mother and father is considered normal but it would not stop a gay couple loving their child any less. With appropriate education we can show that everyone in this world is equal and we should all have the same basic rights. What would I rather a child brought up by a mother and father doing drugs or abusing each other or 2 loving gay dads. I'm sure I know what I'd prefer.

A loving, stable environment is what is best for a child. However that looks is not the important issue

Same sex couples still provide a stable, loving family home just as much as straight couples - what difference would that necessarily make in terms of structure?

If single father's and mother's can raise their children with love and a home, why is it any different for a family with two fathers/two mothers. There is enough children in foster care who don't have either.

There is evidence to suggest that a 2 parent household is the best environment for children. However, there is no evidence to suggest that those 2 parents must be of the opposing sexes.

Everyone should have the chance to be just as terrible or good a parent as all of mine and yours were.

there's loads of studies, namely by stonewall, that prove that the biological sex, gender identity, sexuality or even number of parents don't matter, as long as the child has a consistently good quality of life.

in what way can a mother and father structure benefit a child more than a same sex couple? Does this apply to single parents? As long as the child is looked after, loved and respected, there is no difference whatsoever.

Just because it is a mother and father, doesn't mean it is a healthy relationship and good for the child. If a LGBT person wants to adopt, they have made this decision for themselves, and therefore they want a child and have thought about the financial, emotional and physical responses to a child. Whereas, if a mother and father have a child, rather than adopting, they may not be able to support

I believe it matters more about the people themselves I.e. their personalities and the way they raise the child as opposed to their gender identity and don’t see how that is relevant to the upbringing/adoption of a child in any way

Plenty of kids are raised in gay households and receive good childhoods, different or same genders as parents dont matter.

Statistics clearly and strongly suggest the gender of parents is not relevant to quality of upbringing

The quality of parenting has nothing to do with the gender of the couple. Parenting is about love and responsibility and those who are fit would be no matter the gender. There is no factual evidence that says a male and female is better for the child.

Statistically, gay couples adopting children have had more positive outcomes for the children than straight adoptions. Children are not being adopted enough, and the result of a child staying in the system without a family is far worse then when they are adopted, no matter who by.

That view is outdated and there is no proof that a mother and father structure is better for children. If that statement was true what about single parents? Should they not be allowed to adopt or have children? Because surely if two men or two women aren't capable of raising a child; how could single parents be capable? Parenting is down to being a parent not what gender the person is/ identifies as/ has chosen to spend their life with.

not all opposite sex couple raise a acceptable child, what is to say that same-sex couples can't raise a better child with more morals or the same.

Just because there are supposedly 2 parental figures of the same sex doesn’t mean each cannot take on the different roles of a mother and a father

Gender is not what determines "motherly" or "fatherly" traits; a mother is equally capable of being a father figure similar to how a father is capable of being a motherly figure

As long as the parents of the child are going to take correct care of the child their gender should not matter

The gender identity of parents has no proven influence on the development of the child. The most prominent factor that applies to child development is love, care and safety. The issue resides in the fact that majority of development studies are in the past and dont have mixed gendered parents as a sample due to the limited number of available couples, mostly down to the legal parameters around LGBT couples. To think that the identification or the sexual orientation of a parent has no influence or regard to their ability to raise a child. As long as the couple can pass all the checks a traditional can, then they should have every right to raise a child.

A family are people who support and help you through life, it does not matter what gender they are as long as they are providing sufficient support.

as long as a child has one or two parents or guardians that are raising them right and caring for them in a way that maximises their happiness and well-being it doesn’t matter.

No, because if the same sex couples are in a happy, loving relationship, they should have the same rights as any other families to adopt. They cam still provide the child with the right facilities to help raise them correclty.

Outdated, based on stereotypes and bias, no real scientific grounding and so many children grow up fine in different types of families and so many children grow up badly in the nuclear family. Family is people not image.