More 'logic' I just don't understand?

First let me say I disagree with you about where this question should have been placed. I suggest you place it in ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC/Polls and Surveys, or Religion and Spirituality.

The rejection of adoption by gays that is enforced by straight people is because of ignorance brought on my family traditions, religion, etc. People don't understand being gay and are thus afraid of putting children in this environment. What they don't understand is that being in a home with gay parents is not going to matter since the child's sexuality has already been decided at birth and cannot be changed because of his/her environment.

Secondly, they seem to think that the gay parents would raise the child as a gay. This is of course complete and total nonsense because no gay person is going to do this to a child since they don't want to see the child suffer from the hate and discrimination that they have had to suffer every day of their lives.

But I think things are changing for the better, albeit very slowly. I also think that education will also improve things. I'm optimistic anyway.

Well, you have to be homophobic in order to think someone can raise a child to be gay anyway. Kids are born straight or gay - no one "gays" a child and no one can "straight" a child either. It is about 15% of children who are born gay and here have already been a few identified instances where the chances are above normal that the child will be born gay or lesbian.

Now a child raised in a gay or lesbian home will be gay tolerant, I expect, but that is all - but that alone is enough to make some people freak out. People who want to shove all gays and lesbians back in the closet and push the closet off a cliff are the ones who are fighting the concept of homosexuality being considered normal for those who are born with that orientation. They want instead to imagine it is an error in upbringing, or some kind or bad behavior issue, or even perhaps some kind of illness. They think that kids could "catch gayness" from their parents when that has not proven to be the case.

If a child is loved and cared for and given a chance to know adversity, even religious diversity, they will grow to be a well rounded individuals, gay or not. And if those that oppose it so much aren't willing to give these beautiful children homes and a chance to have a life filled with love and joy, then they really should just shut the heck up and mind their own business. My daughter and daughter-in-law have adopted 4 children and as a grandparent it warms my heart and I feel so loved by these precious little ones as part of my life. After all it does take an entire family to raise children, along with communities, teachers, friends and neighbors.

It isn't a logical argument. What they forget to weigh out is that why would anyone choose a "harder" lifestyle persay?

They are so easily swayed but what their own parents instilled in them that perhaps this argument seems relevant to them? But we (everyone who is gay or transgender) know that we are born like this.

Is there ever a way to "logically" make them understand? Yes. You just did. Ask them if they are the product if their parents and, more than likely, they will say no. If so, then they have no more argument.

People need something to be angry at, or to keep themselves entertained, and unfortunately their doing that is hindering gays chances for adopting and/or marrying.

I guess they think only gay people have this "evil power" to turn other people gay. Apparently straight people can't turn gay people straight, otherwise there indeed wouldn't be any gay people around.

I've given up on trying to understand these arguments. Most of them don't make sense and are just used as pseudo-arguments to justify hate.

Rock on! Seriously. I don't get it either, but if I did I would definitely write a book.

I don't understand either.

Discrimination and ignorance aren't logical.

If you want to have children, stop trying to get kids from people who have them the NORMAL way.... Get Out of your ALTERNATIVE lifestyles and YOU too can have children.

Marriage is between a man & a woman

CHILDREN are between a man & a woman

I can't but agree with you.