No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children

Gay couples are human. Straight couples are human. What's the difference? So long as everyone's consenting, it's alright.

Gay people are human and no worse or better than straight people so should be able to do the same things as them

The main role of a parent is to love their child. And gender doesn’t change that. All couples should have the right to adopt.

Why shouldn't they be allowed to? Just because they love someone the same sex as them doesn't mean that they can't look after a child as well and love them. Shame on you if you think otherwise

Loads of people are LGBT and the main concern should be will the child be loved and cared for regardless of sex.

What does them being gay have to do with their ability to raise kids? The adoption process should be the same for any couple looking for a child.

Gay couples should be treated the same way as normal couples, why should they be treated differently.

They’re humans too like you and I. Let them be treated as you’d like to be. Let them adopt like you and I are able to

If all are equal, all should have equal rights, and that includes LGBT couples having the ability to adopt in the same way as straight couples. Or are you suggesting that some are inferior to others? Shame on you.

As long as the child is raised in a loving household, there's no reason why a child in this circumstance can't go on to live a perfectly normal life, as has happened throughout the decades.

If they are clear of criminal charges and can provide a safe loving stable family why should they not be able to?

I don't see why the sexuality of a person affects parenthood. I believe anyone should be able to adopt a child.

All children deserve a caring upbringing and if a gay couple can provide that they should be allowed to vote

They both adopt children hence remove strain in the public sector and it is they're rights as humans to be treated fairly, hence have the same rights as a heterosexual couple

They should aslong as they meet the requirements and can offer they child a good quality of life. And it should be the same for straight couples.

Why would you prevent a child from going to a safe and kind home where they will be looked after just because the couple is same-sex?

They should be able to have a family just like a heterosexual couple, so why should they be denied that right?

They should be allowed. They are human beings at the end of the day and suffer with the same issues that infertile straight couples suffer with.

People who are on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum make amazing parents - just like people who aren’t on said spectrum do. You’re of course going to get abuse, negligence & other horrible things from every party of parents.

Yes they should because what is the different between a man and a woman parenting or same sex couples parenting? At the end of the day if they have completed background checks there is no difference

It doesn’t matter who they are the most important thing is that they want to maybe finish their family

If two people have the desire to nuture a child who hasn't had the best start in life, what does their sexuality have to do with it?

Statements as such should be disregarded as there is no evidence same sex couples are unable to love and care for a child

What does them being gay have to do with their ability to raise kids? The adoption process should be the same for any couple looking for a child.

The sexual orientation of a couple has nothing to do with the couples ability to love and care for a child.

Then all you've achieved is revoking human rights to people who don't want to live under the pressure of being outliers and to be made alien for who they like

Legalising same-sex adoption not only reduces stigma around gay relationships, but also reduces the number of orphans and children in the foster care system who inevitably have poorer upbringings and are a burden on the state. Why make them suffer when they could experience a fulfilling and loving family? There’s no reason beyond bigotry to assume that a gay nuclear, or otherwise, family cannot provide the same functions for a child than a straight one.

Very few hetro couples are adopting we have loads of children in care if a loving home can be provided why does gender play a part?

As long as the child will have a positive upbringing from loving parents, who cares. It gives a child in care a new family

Anyone should be able to adopt a child if they are able and willing to do so and wont mistreat the child

If they pass all the requirements, attend all the classes and are fully prepared to raise a child then they should have the same right as straight couples.

The only basis for homophobia is religion, and since the church and state remain separate there is no reason for them not to give lgbtq+ people equal rights

Gay couples will more likely to be supportive of any choice not recognised as ‘normal’ by the media because they know the struggle, anyone who says that clearly has chosen how their child will be and therefore shouldn’t be allowed children

All children deserve a safe and caring family; children should be allowed to make the choice for themselves as to wether they want to live with their adoptive family or not.

Having a child should be seen as a right as from the bible we are taught to recreate, and giving life and caring for one is a sacred thing we all deserve

Having a different sexuality or gender does not make a person a less effective parent, and minorities such as gay people should have the right be parents.

If children can be exposed constantly to heterosexual couples why is being exposed to gay couples harmful?

After all, if they are proven to be worthy of caring of a child it is more than fair. Every child deserves a parent.

They are people who will offer a loving home for a child who wants nothing more. Why should we deny that?

There is no difference between a normal couple and a LGBT couple adopting a kid, the kids will still be loved the same no matter what.

Gay people are capable of looking after a child if they are respectful and responsible towards their child’s needs again it doesn’t need to be a mother and a father situation like the olden days

Many children adopted by gay couples grow up to be happy and healthy, arguably more so than hetero couples. As long as they provide love, food, education and shelter it should not matter

they should be looked at like other straight couple, their preference has nothing to do with how well someone can look after a child

Children are much better off being looked after by a loving same sex couple than being stuck without any parents at all

As long as the couple passes the same background checks as a straight couple, and are a happy loving couple, they should have the same right as anyone else.

Gay couples should be able to adopt children, obviously if they’re gay they can’t have children biologically, and maybe it’s both their dreams to have a child, so they should be allowed to adopt.

why is a gay couple any different to a straight couple? it doesn’t matter if a couple is same sex or not they are still parents

Gay people can take care of a child and well and if not better then most straight couples and the child would have unconditional love

Gay parents do not cause harm to children due to the fact that theyre gay so that should not prohibit them from adopting kids

there’s not a difference in the gender of the parent as long as they are fulfilling those roles as a mother or father figure.

Times change! At one time breast milk was the only option now lots of people formula feed and the child thrives. Same set marriage could be the same

Why would you want children to stay in the foster system when people know how horrific and traumatic it can be for kids. It doesnt matter what sex the parents are aslong as they pass security tests and deemed safe parents then they should be allowed to adopt. The child will not grow up different because they were adopted by a gay couple, you should just be happy that they are being adopted into a loving family

There is zero reason as to why a gay couple shouldn’t be able to adopt. They can offer just as much love, if not more in some cases, to a child as a straight couple can. And they can give a home and a family to a child in need.

There shouldn't be any reason to debate otherwise as there are countless households where the environment is unsafe despite the parents including the male and female and giving the opportunity to gay couples to adopt can grant children who may not have had a caring environment beforehand a higher chance of being adopted by a couple and reduces young homelessness and overcrowding in adoption centres.

There’s are so many children who need a home, why limit them to a particular type of family and parent dynamic, when there are many same sex couples who would love to adopt a child, and give them what they need.

If gay couples weren't allowed to adopt children, thousands of children would still be in need of parents. Having two parents of the same gender is better than no parent at all. Why should we compromise a child's mental health due to lack of role models solely because the people who want to adopt them are a gay couple?

I think same sex couples should have the same right as other couples and it's unfair that they're discriminated against

There is no reason why gay ppl shouldn’t be able to adopt, they are just as capable of taking care of a kid as any straight person is

There is no scientific evidence suggesting that LGBT couples are less capable of providing a loving stable home then straight couples.

They are still humans, and adopting children should be based on criminal background and how fit someone is to look after a child rather than their sexual orientation.

There is no difference in how a child is raised depending on if they have gay parents or straight parents. Even in nature, gay animal couples take in children who had been abandoned by their parents. Sexuality has nothing to do with adoption and raising a child.

Single parents may adopt whilst not having a traditional dynamic, why are gay couples barred, it is simply an attack on who they love.

Having a loving carer who can support their needs is the best for a child. There are so many children in foster care that needs homes as long as their cared for it shouldn't matter the gender or sexuality of their parents

Why? Because they dont fit with the heteronormative ideals of a patriarchal society? Their may be a straight couple that is incapable of raising a child and so if a gay couple can provide them with a good home and a good family why should they be denied that? They're not going to magically turn the child gay.

Everyone should be given a fair chance. Everyone is human it shouldn’t matter who you are married/ dating

While there is even 1 child in the care system waiting for a loving parent, anyone who passes the checks should be able to adopt and provide a loving and safe home.

Why should same sex couples be stopped from adopting children when they can show the same love and care to a child as any heterosexual couple?

Humans are humans. Children should go to a loving home, whether that’s with a heterosexual couple for parents or a homosexual couple. They deserve to be loved rather than left in an orphanage/group home.

there are children that need a loving home and they shouldn't be denied based on ignorant views of bigots

Absolutely ridiculous! Everyone should have the right to adopt and provide a loving home for children in need

If we limit who can adopt children there will be more without a family and in care. Wouldn’t it be lovely to have 2 dads and not be stuck without anyone to love you

Ever child should be allowed to have a happy childhood and be wanted and loved. Being gay should not bar you from being a parent.

What a ridiculous statement. Family's are built with love regardless of the gender or orientation of the parents.

There is no evidence that children of gay people fair any worse than children of straight couples. Being straight does not make someone a good parent, character does.

There is no restrictions on straight couples based solely on their sexual identity so why should it be different for different sexual identities. If a couple passes adoption protocols regardless of their sexual identity surely they are more than fit to be adoptive parents.

Everyone is human. You are taking rights away from people born gay. It’s absurd that this day and age people believe that it’s a lifestyle choice. It’s not. So don’t make us feel punished all the time.

But why? Why do you think that a lesbian couple couldn't take care of a child as well as a heterosexual couple? Why couldn't a gay man provide for his adopted child at the same standards as someone else? There is no proof of children suffering with LGBT parents. The only reason you have for saying that LGBT couples are less capable is your own homophobic assumptions.

There is no basis for not allowing gay couples to adopt. We have families made up of single parents, blended families, shared housing, people are raised in all sorts of environments. To pretend that a child would be better off in state-run care than in a loving home, simply because there are two parents of the same sex, is a harmful attitude that limits housing opportunities for children.

To deprive a child of a loving home because of someone's sexuality is homophobic, bigoted and selfish opinion.

Gay couples have as much ability to raise and give a child who is need of a family the proper and equal childhood as a straight couple as well as offering them a chance to have a family of their own. They should not be robbed from the ability of having a family purely based of their sexuality.

If that couple can give a safe and loving home who cares about anything else from a woman raised by two women.

Yes they should - if anyone can provide a safe and loving environment for a child, it does not matter who they are attracted to.

Sexual preference does not impact parenting ability. If a couple of any persuasion meets the criteria to adopt then they should be able to do so

I think this is ridiculous, gay couples are no different to straight couples and have the same parenting abilities and therefore should have the right to be parents if they wish to do so.

Everyone deserves the right to be treated equally, and gay couples are equally likely to raise children well.

Children need stable homes, sexual orientation isn’t the issue, providing children with the necessary support is key to help address their social and emotional needs which can often be complex

Gay parents want to help kids in needs of homes as much as straight parents. Always better than a child being in the care system.

Why? Any couple who would give the child love is better than that child not having a family.

I'd rather kids love with gay people who genuinely love and care for them than straight people who neglect or abuse them.

A stable home, is a stable home and parents should be assessed on their ability to provide this, not on their gender or sexuality

Before you attack gay people who want to adopt, maybe you should try to sort out the straight people who cause the kids to need adopting in the first place?

Everyone deserves love. The love that two dads or two mums can provide for a child who has been given up by their birth parents is no different to that of a mum and a dad. Children need stability, love and protection it doesn’t matter what sex you are, if you can provide that then that’s all that matters

I think this is absolutely ridiculous. Everyone deserves to be a parent and that right should not be taken away from them

what difference does it make, they are being loved by two parents which is two more than what they would of had without being adopted

This is homophobic and discrimination.
Gay couples should have the same rights as a heterosexual couple.
Their sexuality has nothing to do with their parenting skills.