Do gay couples who adopt have the same or greater chance of raising their children to live a gay lifestyle?
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Whether a child is gay has little or nothing to do with the sexual preference of the parents.
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Every study done so far on the matter has concluded that the couple's sexual orientation has little to no bearing on whether a child grows up gay or straight. Many straight people wo argue the being gay is a matter of choice don't take time to realize that nothing in the environment could turn them gay. That works both ways.
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Things like these usually have the inverse affect on kids, as far as I know. Though it could go both ways. Example; Both of your parents smoke pot while you're growing up...does this mean you will? In some, yes. In others, it's even more of a reason for you NOT to. From my personal childhood experiences most of my friends did turn out to smoke :/ (and still do, which is the difference between trying it once and then letting it go).
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Probably greater. They should not be allowed to adopt.
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Since most people who are gay grew up in heterosexual households, it follows that the sexual orientation of parents has no bearing on the sexual orientation of the children.
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I wouldn't expect them to teach their kids to be gay, nor for them to be more likely to be. The correlation I would expect is for these kids to not be antigay.
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It depends on what you mean by 'gay lifestyle'. Only people who are gay need to choose whether or not to conceal it in public (it's nobody else's business) or 'come out' in the workplace and socialize openly in a gay or mixed community. Presumably a gay couple who adopts is serious and open about their relationship and will bring the children up to believe that as their parents are not ashamed about their homosexuality, neither should the children be. As the children grow up they should be taught and encouraged to follow their own sexual instincts and preference as well as accept everyone else for who or what they are. It would be pointless to encourage a child to be gay unless there are definite signs that he or she might be. If, on the other hand, they know how difficult it is to live a 'normal' life (after all, gays are not normally more than 5-10% of the population), they will want to educate their children accordingly, but ultimately cannot force things one way or the other.
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