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Same sex adoptions

HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTIONS



HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTION. Imagine yourself as a person who
has a nice home, a good job, religious faith, and a loving
relationship with another person of the same sex. The first three
things in the previous sentence would almost indefinitely make
you a good prospect to be a parent of an adopted child. These
are the main things that adoption agencies look for in a parent's
background. However, the last thing mentioned would (in most
states) immediately eliminate you from being able to adopt a child.
This angers many people who see themselves as good people
who could be good parents to those children who have no
families and are up for adoption. Homosexuals argue that
parenting is about responsibility and commitment, not sexual
orientation. They also argue that legislation has no real reasons
behind passing the anti-homosexual adoption law, besides their
own personal biases behind homosexuality. Gay and lesbian
people have searched for...

Posted by: Jack Drewes

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