Imagine having two fathers or two mothers.
It sounds out of the ordinary, yet researchers from youdebate.com estimate that there may be up to 14 million children in America living with at least one homosexual parent.


Homosexuality has become somewhat of a normal part of our society. However, homosexual adoption has struck controversy.
“Although homosexual adoption doesn’t affect me, I think it’s wrong for the child because it might cause confusion,” said Gamer Mirzaagajanian (’07). “Many people are not ready to be exposed to homosexuality, and the child will fall in the middle of the issue.”
There is no evidence to prove that homosexual individuals are unfit parents just because of their sexual preference. Good parenting is not influenced by sexual orientation. Rather, it is influenced by a parent’s ability to create a loving and nurturing home.
Those against homosexual adoption do not realize how difficult it is to be qualified for adopting a child. It is a rigorous process that requires potential parents to be interviewed and visited by the heads of the adoption agency. Finding potential parents is designed to deny adoption for those who are not qualified to adopt or be foster parents, based on the condition on their home, their background and their family income.
Homosexuals can and do make good parents.
The American Psychological Association observed that “not a single study has found children of gay or lesbian parents to be disadvantaged in any way to children of heterosexual parents.” It also said that “home environments provided by gay and lesbian parents are as likely as those provided by heterosexual parents to support and enable children’s psychosocial growth.”
That is why the Child Welfare League of America, the nation’s oldest children’s support organization, and the North American Council say that gays and lesbians seeking to adopt should be evaluated just like others who want to adopt.
State agencies and courts now apply a “best interest of child” set-up to arbitrate these cases. Under this approach, a person’s sexual orientation cannot be the basis for limiting parent-child relationships unless it is proven to be harmful to a child. Using this standard, more than 22 states to date have allowed lesbian women and gay men to adopt children.
Currently, there is a significant shortage of adoptive and foster parents in the United States. Whenever homosexual parents are denied the right to adopt, many children remain homeless.
There is serious damage suffered by children without permanent homes who are placed in poor quality foster homes. Children frequently become victims of moving from one home to another. Homosexual people could very well be qualified to save these children from suffering the unstable lives of being shuffled around in foster homes.
“Personally, I believe it is okay for homosexual couples to adopt children,” said Nadine Davtian (’06). “As long as they are fit to be parents, then homosexuals should not be denied their rights to adopt.”

by staff writer Michelle Balanchi