I think gay couples should be allowed to raise children. They should be able to adopt children too. In my opinion, as long as the parents are loving and supportive, the children will turn out fine. Having two dads and no mom (or vice versa) is like being raised by a single parent in the sense that the child wont have a mom (or dad) for those sensitive issues...children of single parents grow up to be just like everyone else. its not the sexual orientation of the parents, its their parenting skills that REALLY matter.

Think about it; i know so many people who have grown up in the worst kind of home environment and it had everything to do with their parents. Their STRAIGHT parents. Or their single parent. Who is to say that gay couples shouldnt have the right?. And even if there is an effect on a child raised that way, who is to say that its a negative effect? Straight people? Give me a fucking break. . I'm sure that there will be some gay couples who arent fit parents but if i had a dime for every bad straight parent i knew i wouldn't have to work. I think it should be determined case by case without bias. . Gay or straight should not even be an issue in determining if a parent should be able to raise a child. It should be good parent or bad parent. I dont see why it needs to be more complicated than that.

They should be allowed to have the joys (and miseries) of raising a child. Who can't possible say what is right or wrong in a child's upbringing? That is simply our close minded culture speaking. .

If you are trying to say that there are certain things that require the presence of both genders in order to raise a child properly, then what should happen to single parents? Two is better than one even if they are the same sex. And there probably are several ways that a child may grow up different as a result of it but that is not a bad thing. Divorce is terrible for children and homosexuals aren't even allowed to get married. So... Who is anyone to say that same sex parents can't work out? A much larger number of straight parents are getting divorced and fucking their children up than same sex parents. Quit being homophobic and deal with more pressing issues.

I feel that if there are honestly not adverse side effects of a child being raised by gay parents, then why not? However if it can be proved statistically and scientifically that there IS a significant problem, then I'd be very against.