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Same-sex couples can already adopt children in the US, they just can't adopt them together. Technically, only one member of the couple gets to be the legal "par

by ender7 14y ago

Same-sex couples can already adopt children in the US, they just can't adopt them together. Technically, only one member of the couple gets to be the legal "parent". The kid will still grow up in a same-sex household. He/she will still think of themselves has having two dads or two moms. The only thing you're denying is the ability for the other partner to sign their permission forms, visit them in the hospital, or be officially recognized as a parent by the government and society.

Loic 14y ago
Basically the same problem in Germany. The kid is officially adopted by only one father even so they are recognized as same sex couple by the authorities (in fact the biological mother had to agree that the kid would be adopted by a same sex couple as she left her son for adoption deliberately). This means that the kid get less protection than a normal kid in a family in case of death of the "official in the papers" father. It will take time for the rules of the society to adapt to the changes in the society.