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 1.1k Left voters.
88% Yes |
12% No |
75% Yes |
8% No |
14% Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
2% No, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples |
1% No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child |
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0% No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children |
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Unique answers from Left voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8LWQF5Z4yrs4Y
Yes, but the adoption centres must prioritise a heterosexual couple over a homosexual couple, if their backgrounds are similar
@8QM45YL4yrs4Y
Yes, and the government should provide incentives to same sex couples who adopt as statistics show that they have a tendency to adopt children with special needs
@8QB7MF84yrs4Y
They can have same adoption rights only when society accepts them the same way as a regular couple
@8PGCHR54yrs4Y
Eventually maybe but right now gay couples themselves aren't accepted by most people.
@9FGTMQL1yr1Y
The government should not interfere in private issues
@964CXQJ2yrs2Y
yes, but i have no knowledge of same sex couple parenting impacts on child so cant be firm on my answer
@947W2VT2yrs2Y
You shouldn't even need to be a couple to adopt.
@8PYXF8G4yrs4Y
Gay couples should be allowed to adopt only gay children
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