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Why Homosexuals Should Not Adopt Children

The purpose of adoption has always been to provide the best possible upbringing for children who, for whatever reason, cannot live with their biological parents. This action has always been taken in the best interests of a child in order that he/she might become an integral part of a family, loved and cherished by a mother and father, as well as other family members.

Unfortunately, in recent years, adoption is no longer being based on this time-honoured belief of the best interests of the child. Instead, the focus has shifted to a supposed "right" for homosexuals/lesbians to have access to these children for adoption. Common sense tell us that adoption should never be a "right" for adults; it is a privilege.

It is particularly scandalous that homosexuals are demanding adoption rights based on their sexual relationships. According to Garth Kirby, an editorial member of the homosexual newspaper, Xtra, published by Pink Triangle Press, in an article published in Capital Xtra (August 21, 1998):

A culture based on sexual attitudes should never serve as the basis for adoption of children. This cannot be helpful to the healthy development of a child.

Nonetheless, homosexuals/lesbians are demanding a "right" to adopt children. Their demands have been supported by major professional associations which have argued over the past ten years that there is "no difference" in the rates of homosexuality among children raised by homosexuals and those raised by heterosexuals.

However, in a lead article in the April 2001, American Sociological Review, p. 178, two professors of sociology at the University of Southern California (which is a part of the pro homosexual professional network) finally admitted, that "recent studies indicated that a higher proportion of children with lesbigay (sic) parents are themselves apt to engage in homosexual activity."

The article attempted to offer explanations for the previous misrepresentation of the truth by pro-homosexual researchers. However, such explanations do not stand up to scrutiny and indicate that the previous studies were ideologically motivated, rather than the result of objective and scientific research.

Moreover, empirical evidence is rapidly accumulating to indicate that the prevalence of mental disorder is much higher among homosexuals than heterosexuals. One study by Theo Sandfort, a homosexual himself, of random findings from a large nationwide survey of 7,076 Dutch adults (male and female) between 18 and 64 years of age showed the following:

The authors of this study speculate that because the Dutch social climate toward homosexuality has long been and remains considerably more tolerant than found elsewhere, "the observed differences might be greater in other western countries than in the Netherlands."

This study follows the same pattern that emerged from the 1996 US government's National Household Survey of Drug Abuse (NHSDA). In that study, homosexuals tested less mentally robust than heterosexuals overall, and, especially among lesbians, more frequent substance abuse was prevalent.

Further, in the largest study ever conducted of lesbians, researchers in Sydney, Australia, interviewed 1,432 women who had sex with woman between 1991 and 1998. The researchers found that they engaged in more risky sexual behavior, more substance abuse, and more socially disruptive behaviour than their heterosexual counterparts.

Pity the children who are adopted by lesbians. According to the study, not only will their "parent" often be a disturbed individual who tends to do more socially disruptive things, but their lesbian parent's partners are likely to be the same.

These are examples of competent research that report essentially the same findings. It is not prejudice, but scientific fact, that homosexual/lesbians are less suitable to adopt children than traditionally married heterosexual couples.

Children Not Status Symbols

With so many heterosexual couples on the waiting list to adopt children, why should children be placed in homosexual/lesbian arrangements? Children are not status symbols, but are a most precious gift to the future. It is unwise to defy common sense, human experience, objective research, as well as our basic instincts to protect children. They should not be placed in a home situation which is inappropriate, on the mistaken belief that couples or individuals have a "right' and equality to adoption.

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