During my speech I would like to state the three most important reasons why gay adoption should not be permitted in my mind. These are, religion, what affects it will have on the child’s childhood and how it may affect the child in the future.
I understand, and like to follow fashion, and since the Civil Partnership Act it seems homosexuals are being more easily accepted into society and it’s becoming a trend and described as ‘cool’ to be gay. This is all fair enough as every adult has a right to live and be comfortable with their sexual orientation, but adoption is a completely different matter. The helpless child that is being adopted into a family with gay parents has no say, which could affect the child’s life massively, and potentially ruin their childhood. Since time began, the traditional family has always had a mother and a father figure. We have to remember we are a 'Christian' country - even if few go to church, our values remain based on Christian teaching. Two parents are axiomatic - 'Honour thy father and mother', invokes the Fifth Commandment. Flippantly changing rules for something as important as adoption could, and would, change our country forever.
Moving on to the effects on the child’s childhood. Only 0.2 per cent of households are same-sex couples. Allowing gay adoption is more about normalising homosexual behaviour than about increasing opportunities for adoption which is completely wrong. Taking into consideration, about the wellbeing, social life and education being massively affected by having gay parents this could mean putting through the child through torture in childhood, which should be the some of the best years of a person’s life. Added to this, as well as the child having to deal with problems socially and at school, same-sex relationships are much more unstable and short-lived than heterosexual relationships which could mean problems at home as well. Supporting this point, I personally had a friend who was looked after by her dad and his boyfriend and she was tortured throughout primary school, she wouldn’t let her dad come into school out of embarrassment. If the parent truly loved their child they wouldn’t do that to him or her, no matter the situation.
Children with gay parents are more likely to be gay when they grow up. It has been found that even researchers who support gay adoption admit that children brought up by gay parents have a larger chance of being homosexual. Therefore the parents wouldn’t just affect their adopted child’s childhood, but in fact his or her whole life. Should a homosexual couple have the right to do this to an innocent child? Would you mind if it had happened to you?
All these questions, but some children won’t even get that choice if gay adoption is made legal, so, ladies and gentlemen, if you could honestly say you want to go against religion, change and maybe damage many children’s childhoods and in turn, their whole lives, then go ahead, support gay adoption. In my eyes, however, there is no question: homosexual couples can find other ways of interacting with children if they are that keen. Everyone should be equal.
