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.
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Response rates from 412 St John's voters.
90% Yes |
10% No |
83% Yes |
9% No |
8% 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 |
0% 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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Unique answers from St John's voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9NBDKV36mos6MO
No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children, this is indoctrination. The child is far more likely to be lgbt. It’s fact
@9F2CKNY1yr1Y
I think the can adopt once every couple who biologically can create life trough the act of sex have been offered the opportunity first, a man and a man or woman and woman can not naturally produce a baby so the man and woman couples who can naturally produce but are having difficulty's should be offered.
@8RQ5ZYP4yrs4Y
Yes, gay couples having children should be normalised and encouraged, if they have the same capabilities with children as heterosexual couples
@9ZCR7Z82wks2W
I think there should be an option to give the children to a socially normal family first before a gay family. But ultimately I think a child should have a home and it shouldn’t matter who with.
@9G7FZP61yr1Y
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.
@936CGW62yrs2Y
Yes, but after background checks
@9K3YQ5T9mos9MO
I believe they should have the same rights, however I believe a mother and father family provides the best base for a child
@9NN29JZ6mos6MO
I believe all homes, both straight and homosexuals should be background checked. I don't believe trans people should be allowed adopt, as if they are struggling with their own identity, how can they be expected to raise a child and help them understand their own identity.
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