LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. This may be in the form of a joint adoption by a same-sex couple, adoption by one partner of a same-sex couple of the other's biological child (step-child adoption) and adoption by a single LGBT person. Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 25 countries. Opponents of LGBT adoption question whether same-sex couples have the ability to be adequate parents while other opponents question whether natural law implies that children of adoption possess a natural right to be raised by heterosexual parents. Since constitutions and statutes usually fail to address the adoption rights of LGBT persons, judicial decisions often determine whether they can serve as parents either individually or as couples.
85% Yes |
15% No |
78% Yes |
13% No |
7% Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
1% No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child |
1% No, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples |
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0% No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children |
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@936CGW62yrs2Y
Yes, but after background checks
@9K3YQ5T2mos2MO
I believe they should have the same rights, however I believe a mother and father family provides the best base for a child
@9JCN7VT3mos3MO
No, but, I do believe that lesbian couples have better chance of raising kids under a female and male role
@9J6SMBC3mos3MO
I don’t see saying no as fair as there is too many babies in orphanages yet I think it’s is very wrong for a child to grow up with same sex parents
@9G7FZP66mos6MO
Neither, the emphasise should be what is in the best interest of the child not the sexual orientation of parents. I would probably say though in most instances a father and mother would be in their best interest.
@9FF3CYC7mos7MO
If the straight couple have tried for a baby and failed countless times they should have priority over 2 who cannot conceive a child.
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Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden signed the package, the White House vowed to work toward repealing the provision.The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September, which passed early Saturday shortly after a midnight deadline.As Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian, scrambled for votes to get the bill passed in his chamber, he allegedly touted the Pride flag ban as a reason his party should support the bill, the Daily Beast reported.The White House said Saturday it would seek to find a way to repeal the ban on flying the rainbow flag, which celebrates the movement for LGBTQ equality."Biden believes it was inappropriate to abuse the process that was essential to keep the government open by including this policy targeting LGBTQI+ Americans," a White House statement said, adding that the president "is committed to fighting for LGBTQI+ equality at home and abroad."
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