A major adoption institute issued a report endorsing gay adoption and pushing agencies and officials to "make firm statements in support" of such adoptions. This is on the heels of a controversy where Catholic Charities in Boston ended its century-old adoption program (forced by Cardinal O'Malley, kudos to him) rather than allow gays to adopt.
Apparently opposition to gay adopting is waning; it was 57% in 1999, and now is 48% (with 46% in support).
In my opinion, when it comes to gay adoption, one has to consider the quality of the home. We don't want to place a child into a situation that would be psychologically or morally damaging to them, especially when a better situation is readily available.
Every child up for adoption has a right to a mother and a father — a parent of the same sex to identify with and learn from concerning matters of their own sex, and a person of the opposite sex to help them understand the opposite sex, whether for romantic purposes or even just for relational purposes. There are also unique things that each of the two sexes has to offer that every child should experience if at all possible. The sexes are not interchangeable. A "family" all of one sex starts getting in a danger of isolating themselves and the child from the missing sex. Consequently a mother and a father are in the best interest of the child.
For similar reasons I would argue against allowing single people to adopt. That is just not the best situation for them.
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