Originally Posted by BLish

okay.. normally i don't get involved in arguments such as this... but this time i will add my 2 cents. my mother is a lesbian.. yes i said that. i'm not afraid to admit it either. my mom knew she was a lesbian her whole life, but back in the 70's ..hell.. the 80's and barely into the 90's it wasn't socially acceptable. and my mom tried to conform to society and society's beliefs.

she finally decided when i was about 5 and after 2 failed marriages that she was going to follow her feelings.. and her feelings were for other women. i've been raised by two women almost my entire knowledge of my life (my mom and her significant other, that I refer to as my "aunt").

i knew it was awkward because all of my friends had a father / mother sorta deal... but not me.. i had two moms. and for the most part.. i turned out a hell of alot better than most of my friends growing up that had both a mom and a dad in the whole married situation.

translation? .... I 100% disagree with you about same sex couples being able to adopt. the sad part is that alot of these couples want to have children without having to go through the whole child birth cycle which is against their nature of being same sex couples. and the fact that there are 100's of thousands of kids out there in foster homes just waiting to be brought in to a loving home.

i knew of a friend personally that was in and out of foster homes her whole life that would have killed to have any family.. she didn't care if they were same sex or not. she just wanted someone to love her.

so for you to judge a couples ability to raise a child based on their sexual beliefs is just f'n wrong.. and you should reconsider... and not judge.