Should it be legal or not I say it should be as long as the parents can love and care for a child should it matter what their gender or sexual prefrence is.

It should not be illegal; I have no problem with homosexuals.

I think the problem lies in what will happen in the later years after a child is adopted. Prejudice would erupt against the child because his parents are "gay".

I don't think it should be illegal, but I'd go against it.

I think the problem lies in what will happen in the later years after a child is adopted. Prejudice would erupt against the child because his parents are "gay".
Most Likely but most children get picked on for some reason whether it's because you have a different coloured hair, because your fat or because you are of a certain race so this would just be the thing the child has to live with.

I was picked on for being smarter than everyone else. What an odd reason, when you consider I was the same size as everyone else, if not bigger. :P

I was picked on for being smarter than everyone else. What an odd reason, when you consider I was the same size as everyone else, if not bigger. :P
I was picked on for having red hair and being smarter but ever since my brothers friends in yr 10 told them to shut up no one has teased me since

I don't get picked on anymore, mostly because I'll beat the crap out of anyone who tries to fight me.

People mature over time so there is no reason why Homosexual partners can not adopt children

It stays with him his whole life. A child need to have a motherly figure and a fatherly figure in order to grow up normally.

It stays with him his whole life. A child need to have a motherly figure and a fatherly figure in order to grow up normally.
what about single parents should they have their children taken off them

good point. Ill say that not allowing gay adoption is facism! FACISM!!!

I don't think that gay addoption is such a good idea... I don't have a problem with gay people, but the idea of 'forcing' homosexuality onto a child, which doesn't have the choice. Homosexuality isn't illegal, but many people deem it as wrong.

It'll also mean that the child will know that it's adopted by the time he's 9 or 10, rather than the usual 18. I think that this knowledge would make going though puberty very traumatic for both parents and child.

good point. Ill say that not allowing gay adoption is facism! FACISM!!!
No, not again! AHHHHHHHHH!
Hey, wait, I said it shouldn't be illegal. *Phew*

Your parents are most of the reason you are straight, they tell you that you're going to married to a girl (Or boy if you are a female) and that that's the way society works. When you don't have that, it's kind of hard to tell what you should do. Becoming gay at an early age comes with a lot of ridicule.

Just because a kid has gay parents doesn't mean he/she will become gay too... there's so many unwanted children out there and even more amazing couples that would love to adopt a child. Yea, if two gay men adopt a daughter then puberty might be tough but it would be good to have another adult woman to be part of her life to give her advice about those things. Same with guys.

Oh and by the way, there's no rule that says you can't find out you're adopted until you're 18. It's the parents choice when to tell you, and I've known I was adopted for as long as I can remember (and its never been traumatic). If my parents didn't tell me until I was 18 I think that would make it traumatic.

I was picked on for having red hair and being smarter but ever since my brothers friends in yr 10 told them to shut up no one has teased me since
I was teased for not liking chocolate milk.

But,yeah,I guess it should be allowed.The less kids in foster homes,the better.Or we could always just nuke China.Either one works.

HEY HEY HEY back it up a notch people!
"Gay parents will be forcing their kids to be gay!"
Couldn't you argue that straight parents are forcing their kids to be straight, even if they are biologically gay? They then spend their lives with depression due to their repressed homosexuality due to their straight parents teaching. It runs along the same lines of freedom as what you guys are saying

Exactly two straight parents doesn't mean a straight kid all the time because homosexuality isn't learned behaviour it is innate

Sometimes it will be learned, maybe from a bad experience with a girl.

It runs along the same lines of freedom as what you guys are saying
You and your liberal hippy crap. I'm not against gay adoption.

Some are born,some are made.For example,most butches are born lesbian.

HEY HEY HEY back it up a notch people!

Couldn't you argue that straight parents are forcing their kids to be straight, even if they are biologically gay? They then spend their lives with depression due to their repressed homosexuality due to their straight parents teaching. It runs along the same lines of freedom as what you guys are saying
EXACTLY!!!!!
You just about summed up all I was going to say.

You and your liberal hippy crap. I'm not against gay adoption.
I prefer the term anarchist

People arn't born gay. They arn't born 'anything', other than basic instincts (including having sex with the opposite sex).

People arn't born gay. They arn't born 'anything', other than basic instincts (including having sex with the opposite sex).
yes they are people are born straight, gay or bi who would choose to be gay no one that's who

I don't thnk people choose to be gay, but they are not born gay either. As much as we'd like to beleive otherwise, people aren't really independent thinkers. We aren't born with a predefined personality, we are just products of society and what we've grown up in. Our personality develops from the subtle experiences we have as an infant/young child. So that brings me to my point that people are not necessarily "born" gay but given the right circumstances, they could grow up and eventually realize they are gay. Just like person who inhales second-hand smoke might get lung cancer but that doesn't mean they chose to get lung cancer.

You are all right. Some people are genetically gay, some choose to be. You can't prove me wrong here- I've got backup evidence

You are all right. Some people are genetically gay, some choose to be. You can't prove me wrong here- I've got backup evidence
people that choose to be gay do it for attention

wow what a debate
i don't think its WRONG for gay people to adopt a kid
if youre a boy and you got adopted by lesos thats not so bad i guess...
and plus that means less hobo kids off the streets and into homes
as long as they let their kid choose their sexuality im fine with it

I don't thnk people choose to be gay, but they are not born gay either. As much as we'd like to beleive otherwise, people aren't really independent thinkers. We aren't born with a predefined personality, we are just products of society and what we've grown up in. Our personality develops from the subtle experiences we have as an infant/young child. So that brings me to my point that people are not necessarily "born" gay but given the right circumstances, they could grow up and eventually realize they are gay. Just like person who inhales second-hand smoke might get lung cancer but that doesn't mean they chose to get lung cancer

you are completely correct.

You are all right. Some people are genetically gay, some choose to be. You can't prove me wrong here- I've got backup evidence

show me the evidence. prove that mr.X was born queer.

wow what a debate
i don't think its WRONG for gay people to adopt a kid
if youre a boy and you got adopted by lesos thats not so bad i guess...
and plus that means less hobo kids off the streets and into homes
as long as they let their kid choose their sexuality im fine with it
of course they would straight parents let their children choose their sexuality sometimes

Damn what's next gay water fountains shaped like penus's

Damn what's next gay water fountains shaped like penus's
Damn what's next moronic kids coming up with completely irrelavent comments to what is supposed to be a mature conversation?

Damn what's next moronic kids coming up with completely irrelavent comments to what is supposed to be a mature conversation?
LOL HE SAID PENIS

anyway to get back on track

If a child had gay parents then they would be more open to be able to choose their sexuality because a lot of the time straight parents tell their children that homosexuality is evil not giving them a choice

show me the evidence. prove that mr.X was born queer.
Search through all these articles and we should be getting somewhere
here (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-11,GGLD:en&q=the+gay+gene)

Cmon, how can you find the same sex arousing without some biological difference to heterosexuals?
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If god hates homosexuals then why has he created them?

There is no evidence that shows that homosexuality is simply "genetic." And none of the research claims there is.
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Theres proof for, and proof against. I didn't say I was covering only one side
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I should have actually checked the articles before posting them- they'e all outdated. I saw this recent TV documentory on it but I can't find a relevant link. It was the "The more older brothers you have the more likely you are gay" thing

I don't think thats genetic. Thats something about environmental conditions.

Ive said its both. It can be either. Theres been no case of homosexuality that has been the same.
EDIT: Whoops, sorry, Ryu-Nachu's right. The older borther thing would be enviromental, not genetic

I don't think "genetics" have any power over who you fall in love with..

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9125-clue-to-sexual-attraction-found-in-lesbian-brain.html
I found this in my local paper the other day, I hope most of you are able to figure out the significance of it.

I believe that it should not be illigalized, but there should be spesifications to determine if the "couple" is capable enough to take care of a child properly.

AFTER RESEARCH: I TAKE IT BACK! I don't think theres a gay gene, but I still say you CAN be born gay, due to enviromental factors in the womb or whatever. Lack of testosterone or something.

I believe that it should not be illigalized, but there should be spesifications to determine if the "couple" is capable enough to take care of a child properly.
they do that for hetrosexual couples so of course they would do it for homosexual couples

Homosexuality is looked upon by many as a sort of mental illness, however it is not linked to heretic or virusitic cause. Many say they are born that way but they are not they grow that way.

Homosexuality is looked upon by many as a sort of mental illness, however it is not linked to heretic or virusitic cause. Many say they are born that way but they are not they grow that way.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9125-clue-to-sexual-attraction-found-in-lesbian-brain.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9125-clue-to-sexual-attraction-found-in-lesbian-brain.html
The lesbians, however, only showed activity in the olfactory region whichever odour they smelled.
Even though they don't have a reaction to men, they have no reaction to women either. They chose to be gay.
Also, the article mentions that niether substance used during the testing is a proven pheremone. This article could actually amount to nothing.

Even though they don't have a reaction to men, they have no reaction to women either. They chose to be gay.
Also, the article mentions that niether substance used during the testing is a proven pheremone. This article could actually amount to nothing.
hmm? Oops, I posted an outdated (and rather confusing) version of the article, when I find the newspaper again I will post the updated research. It should also be alot easier to read.

EDIT: Well, neither did men.
In May 2005, the same team showed that the brains of heterosexual women and homosexual men reacted in the same ways when they smelled either AND or EST.

Heh...I didn't think to look at the dates on the article. It's still a good, thought provoking conversation though. :P

I don't see how smelling urine could determine a person's sexual attraction... 0__o

Its all a bit random