Should Gay/Lesbian Headed households be allowed to adopt children? It is my firm belief that Gay and Lesbian couples should be allowed to adopt children and should be considered just as any other couple would. There are about 5000 children waiting to be adopted in the UK alone. There are also a shocking 50,000 children in institutional care. To deny children of loving homes simply because both parents are of the same sex is unfair to …showed first 75 words of 2152 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2152 total…s sexual preference that allows a family to grow and flourish, but instead it is the efforts of the people who make up that family unit. A family is based on trust and love, and if that is what these gay and lesbians couples wish to do, then why not let them live as they want and give them a chance to bring love, trust and happiness into the lives of children who need it.