Can gay / lesbian couples be good parents ?

I think that this is a hard question to answer without offending anyone especially if you (which I am) are opposed to this sort of thing.

I think that gay/lesbian couples probably do make good parents as far as loving their children. I say this because couples that do do this usually are very dedicated to adopting a child or spending a lot of money on insemination. Both acts require a lot of dedication and money. However, every child needs a mom and a dad, male and female influence in their life.

The act of conceiving a child is not possible between the two people and so it is not natural for them to have a child. But the same thing can be said about a couple m/f who cannot conceive.

I will also have to say that there are many m/f couples who are bad parents.

In the end, I think of God when answering this question.

There have now been several long-term studies (10+ years) of families and they do not find any statistical difference between the kids in the straight families compared to the kids in the gay/lesbian families. Kids just need to be loved and need guidance and values.

Yes, kids are cruel at school - if you are fat, black, tall, skinny, short, have bad eyesight, dress 'wrong', are bad at sports and god knows how many other things. All parents help kids with this and it helps the kids to grow as people. We have to learn to deal with mean people in life.

There is NO evidence that the sexual orientation of your parents has any relevance to your own sexual orientation, so the children of gay parents are just as likely/unlikely to turn out straight/gay as the next kid.

Straight people can have a baby with no thought whatsoever.....just leave the rubber off one time and you're parents.

For GLBT people it is frequently a lot harder. Whether it is fighting for custody or visitation of a biological child, paying a fortune for artificial insemination, or fighting the system for adoption.

Anyone who plans and works and saves and wants a child that much is much more likely to be a great parent.

As somebody who spent ten years in the foster care equipment, i could have somewhat had 2 loving foster mothers and dads who could shelter me and occurred to be gay than the at present day ones I had who have been specially circumstances abusive or neglectful. There are a a million/2 million infants in foster care in the U. S. and not adequate properties for them, so for my area, the comments of homophobic people who do not foster or undertake don't depend in this occasion. besides, there's a transforming into vogue for oldsters to throw their infants out of their homestead in the event that they pop out of the closet approximately being gay. To me, it form of sounds like a foster homestead with beneficial gay function fashions could be a solid answer for them, somewhat than being compelled to be on the streets.

We do artificial insemination on many lesbian (and straight) couples in our office. I have to tell you, the lesbian couples kids are the best dressed, cleanest, happiest, most well mannered kids that come in to our office. They seem very well adjusted and fine that they have two mums. Long term who knows? I think that there are many different types of families today that kids can be "picked on" for anything. One mom, one dad, step parents, interracial couples, etc.

The kids in the future will hopefull be used to gay/lesbian parents, because let's face it- we're not going anywhere... and I'm a wonderful aunt, so why wouldn't I make a great mom?

Speaking from personal experience, I'd say my wife and I are doing a good job parenting our adopted daughter.

She came to us after years of being bounced around in the foster care system, and has just blossomed with us.

She is the light of our lives. :-)

I don't think sexual preference has anything to do with parenting ability. There are plenty of examples of good and bad parents in every sexual preference category.

(Personally, I can't think of any way in which I would do my job as a mom any better/differently if my daughter's other parent had a penis. I would challenge anyone out there to rebut this assertion with specifics.)

Not as a gay couple living together... it's unnatural and an abomination to God. there's a reason a child can ONLY be conceived by a man and woman!! Two same sex partners will set a bad example and it doesn't give the child the balance necessary to understand both sexes. The child is put into a terrible situation and will no doubt be a laughing stock. The child would not be given a fair chance to succeed. God bless. ~Nise~

Many agencies are allowing and encouraging gay male couples to be the foster parents for really difficult or damaged children. Gay men seem to have a lot more patience and tolerance for children (people in general) and it is believed because they have gone through so much hate/prejudice themselves.

Yes, I am a good parent. But I guess I'm a bit byased about it. My son's says I'm a good parent and even my Ex-husband says I'm the best parent for our son.

My partner and I have raised my son together since he was in elementary school. He graduates from High School this spring.

The APA (American Pediatrics Association) agrees. They have a published study showing that same sex couples are JUST as able to raise well adjusted kids as opposite gender couples. Actually they found that same sex couples raise BETTER adjusted and more compassionate kids.