LifestyleOpinions on same sex marriages and adoptions

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[–]ThiccDropkickGay 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The problem with a lot of places is that "civil unions" and "marriages" aren't treated the same way legally. When it comes to visitation rights in hospitals, consent on behalf of a partner etc. often it applies only to married couples with same sex people not having the same opportunities. So for that I'm glad I can marry the guy I want. I might not decide to get married at all, but that doesn't mean I think other people shouldn't either.

There are a lot of debates about adoption too but I'm still in favour of same sex couples adopting. Nobody seems to bat an eye about a single parent raising a kid and it's often seen as brave, but then those same people argue that same sex couples shouldn't be able to adopt because then the kid wouldn't have a mother and a father. Of course gay people can be bad parents, but so can straight couples. There are kids who turn out fine and kids who have issues regardless of the sex of their parents.

[–]les4leshomonormative 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nobody seems to bat an eye about a single parent raising a kid and it's often seen as brave, but then those same people argue that same sex couples shouldn't be able to adopt because then the kid wouldn't have a mother and a father.

Yeah, came here to point this out. I'm sure everyone in the world can name someone whose straight parents did a horrible job raising them, but I've known several single mothers who've done a good job with their kids. Of course, single parents can face a lot of scrutiny as well, but I think that any parental situation that isn't "two married heterosexuals" is held to a very high standard.

And of course I'm not against holding parents to high standards when they're raising children, but I do wish straight couples were held to the same ones lol