[the Real fifi]

Many of these people take in children whose other options are far worse. Not all gays have psychological problems and proper screening should be done for all adoptive parents.

[longtermmemmory]

being a homosexual IS a psychological problem.

[Adder]

Being gay IS a psycological problem.

[Antoninus]

Not all gays have psychological problems and proper screening should be done for all adoptive parents.

Sadly, they do. It's called SSAD. Just because something was taken out of the DSM doesn't mean it ceases to exist. Placing orphan children with "gay" couples is the moral equivalent of child abuse. We'll never know how many of these children succumb to abuse, psychological problems, suicide, etc. because the media will NEVER report it.

[mvpel]

I can vouch that extensive screening is indeed done for adoptive parents. My wife and I have been in the process for the past 8 months, and there's still more paperwork that we need to get for the government agencies that will be evaluating our suitability to raise a child.

[Modernman]

Many of these people take in children whose other options are far worse.

Agreed. Straight couples should be given preference in adoption situations. However, there are a lot of kids who are basically unadoptable. Say, a black kid with developmental issues. If a properly vetted pair of homosexuals wants to adopt such a child, I figure he's better off than he would be in permanent foster care.

Or, as another poster said on one of these threads: If I was a kid whose only options were foster care or living with a pair of of environmentalist lesbians, I'm going to go eat tofu and listen to the Indigo Girls rather than take my chances in foster care.