azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

You bring up a very interesting point DaWolfman. Would gay adoption be unfair for the child? From my point-of-view, I would say no. If the parents were loving and caring, and the child was raised in a good household, then I would imagine it would be more of a benefit than a hindrance. As for the bullies on the playground picking on the kid, it is unfair but it happens. Children are picked on for a plethora of reasons: for their intelligence, hair, freckles, deformities, you name it. But I don't think that means they should compromise to fit the social norm (especially the social norm of a playground bully, whatever age that may be). But I do think you raised an interesting point. It would be intriguing to hear from a child who is raised by gay parents, or from an adult who was raised by gay parents. I think that would provide more of a psychological insight. They'd be a first-hand source.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

There have actually already been studies that prove the latter is true that children raised by same sex parents turned out just fine. But I still cannot get over the idea in my head that they would not come out right. Just like everyone understood that the world was round but they just couldn't get it through their head that it wasn't flat =]
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

...there's no way they could hav kids w/o adoption. Also, so what if ppl will laugh. That's THEIR problem. They should understand that ppl hav free will and exercise it. Not everyone is straight u kno.Funny Thing: U can sidestep yo mama jokes if u hav two father rofl
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I dhunno how old you have to be on here but imma say what i wanna say.GAYS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADOPT.I have nothing against the gays.Nothing at all. But if they want to have a kid they should have a kid.I mean straight people can have kids so why can't the gays?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Okay if you want to go this far, you should be asking should straights adopt, should single perants adopt! Why the heck does it matter the sexuality of the perants, I mean the only ones who should really worry about all of this is the perants and the kid. I think the kid would do anything to have someone, anyone to love them! Who are you to judge that?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Homosexuality hasn't been considered a disease by most scientists for 50 years by now, and I see no reason why homos shouldn't be allowed to raise children like everyone else.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

People, people, people. IT DOES NOT MATTER. All these debates about should gays adopt, do redheads have bad tempers, are most girls shallow, these are all the same kind of debates! Gays can adopt, straight people can adopt, bisexual people can adopt, anybody can adopt! It doesn't make a difference. Also, I'm not saying they SHOULD adopt, but that they can, and it doesn't make much of a difference.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

This is actually a very prevalent issue. Gay adoption is still a widely debated subject. There are a few organizations trying to dismantle gay adoption (Here is an article from 2006...I'm sorry it's a bit old, but I feel like it still has weight to it: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-20-gay-adoption_x.htm) )Also, you stated: "...I'm not saying they should adopt, but that they can, and it doesn't make much of a difference." Explain your reasoning. Why wouldn't it make much of a difference? Personally I am pro-adoption, but I feel that hearing out details would be more beneficial than stating simple claims.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I've never seen an argument for "no" backed up by scientific evidence. You'd think they'd notice that, but morons take to bigotry like fat kids to cake. 1. Gays are not confined to rigid gender roles as straights tend to be. The "outsider perspective" tends to give LGBT's a more astute view of society, and a frankness that's rare in straights. Give me AN EXAMPLE of how two male parents would be worse than a man and a woman.2. And no, it won't make the kid gay; There is no evidence to support that. There's also no evidence linking homosexuality with pederasty. There is no evidence to link gay households with problem children. Sorry, you're full of shit.3. The adoption screening process is excessive. And that's awesome. It means the average adoptive parent is far less likely to be abusive or neglectful, and they are guaranteed to WANT the child, unlike many straights.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

It is called human rights people! It has already been proven through tedious studies that children adopted into same sex families turn out just the same as any other kid. So I have to say yes because to me the answer is obvious.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Though I agree with your position, I feel like more questions need to be asked. For instance, how old are these studies? Are they still going on?Though I am for gay adoption, I do not think the answer is so obvious. It is stirring so much debate because gay adoption is going against the previous traditional values of American society, and any shift from one set of morals to another is bound to bring up some questions. So, yet again, I implore others who are against gay adoption to post and give their point-of-view. I would like to keep this debate as level as possible.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

The most important thing for a child to have in his or her life is a stable home, especially one where they can see a loving relationship. Yes, they need role models from both men and women. They need role models from as many types of people they can. I am a lesbian and I plan on having children eventually but I'm not going to seclude them from men. I have my father, my cousins, friends, and uncles all of whom I consider decent people and I'll make sure they can see all the types of lives in the spectrum. No study has shown that children raised by gay parents have more problems with gender roles or sexuality than those raised by straight couples. The only negative impact I can see is a child getting picked on for it but a) that is not the parents' fault but the society's and b) kids will always find something to make fun of because they are kids. It's what happens and, to an extent, it builds strength when paired with love from others. Hopefully, by the time my kids are old enough to learn what discrimination is, they world will be a bit better. And last- there are so many nameless kids in the system, why would we oppose something that puts them in loving homes?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

My father walked out when I was three and my brother was six. Has our lack of a masculine finger crippled us horribly? No.This shouldn't even be a question. If two loving people are prepared to take a child into their home, out of a corrupt system that simply doesn't work, why would that not be allowed?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

duh, a parent is a parent, and if they love their kid, it doesnt matter what gender they are.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

There's no reason they can't. It's not like they can have biological children without a suragate, and what if they don't like that option? Moreover, the children would just as happy a life with a gay couple as a straight couple.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

To say that two men or two women necessarily can't raise a child as well as a one-man-one-woman couple is sexist and inaccurate. We all know there are some heterosexual couples who are clearly unqualified to raise children. Restrictions on adoption should depend on the individual circumstances of the adopting family, not on generalised statements about the differing parenting styles of men and women.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

If a child has two Daddies or two Mommies that love the child, the love for the child is all that matters. Yes, Gays should be able to adopt.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Why shouldnt they be able to, if they are willing to provide a safe loving home for kids without one, why keep the child from having a home jsut because the parents that want to adopt are gay?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

one key point that should be included in the valuation is that the children that need to be adopted are often wards of the state and will live without any parents (typically in group homes, though sometimes in short or long term foster care). Is it better to have gay parents, or no parents?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I don't think that having two mothers or two fathers can screw a child up. By this, I mean that I don't think he will become a serial killer or schizophrenic or anything based solely on the fact that his parents are of the same sex. I have heard that there have been tests on this sort of thing, and gay couples children have turned out to be just about 'normal.' Perhaps, if the child is female, and her parents are both male, she will turn out to be more masculine than the average girl, but what is wrong with that? I also believe that if her two parents are both very feminine, she will turn out to be 'normal.' So, it is not so much the gender of the parents, but their personalities that mold the child. In this country, many hetero parents with children get divorces, or one of the parents dies, and it is then legal for only the mother/father to raise the child on their own. So, if having either no mother/father figure screws up a child, shouldn't raising a child on your own be illegal for as long as gay adoption is?Also, don't most, or at least some, adopted babies come from third world countries where they will end up living their lives in poverty, violence, and probably no parents if they are not adopted? I don't understand why anyone would want to see a child raised this way instead of with two men who will love and care for them. It makes me sick.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

i think they should bcuz i mean yu really CANT PUT A TITLE ON A FAMILY!!!!!!
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Too many kids in the foster care program are being ignored in some states because they wont let a gay couple take them in. Well how about we send that kid back to their messed up home! I'm sure they'd love it their too. I think in the rare cases that they live in a homophobic comunity they would rather deal with the ridicule of having gay parents then the ridicule of having bruises all over their face.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Really, why should it matter? Is being the child of a gay couple really worse than having no parents at all? It's just cruel not to afford a parent-less child every opportunity to have a caring and supportive family. There are too many kids without parents to turn down a couple on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

In my own personal feeling i think they should be able do adopt. Why can they have the wonders and joys that other people get to experience that they want in their lives. Its just not right picture if you were in their situation and you wanted a child what would you do? I would go out and adopt a kid because sometime you need kids to make your life more exciting. Maybe they don't want to leave the earth without a memory of them so if they gays want to adopt feel free because you have my support.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Come on you are over thinking this. It is about wat the child wants and since being gay is more acceptabel then less bulling for them i guess but saying homophobic stuff like it's disgusting thats why it's hard to live life you always have to worry about wat some one thinks. I APLUDE OPEN GAYS! THEY STAND UP TO BULLIES AND DON'T CARE WAT THEY SAY ISAY YOU GO GAY! ;)
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Even though this debate is huge, I feel compelled to write my own argument anyway. Single parents are capable of successfully raising children, and their children do fine growing up with only one gender role model. Plus, there are SO many children in need of good, loving homes. What difference does it make if the parents are homosexual or heterosexual?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Yes. Their sexual proclivities do not say much about their parenting skills. Indeed, there are plenty of cases where the gay or lesbian couples are better suited and prepared to raise the children than those who gave them up in the first place.And to those who think that their "lifestyle" will cause kids to be especially targeted by bullies at school or have a distorted view of life, doesn't this already happen with the children of nerds, hippies, rednecks, etc.?
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

If Roman Catholics are allowed to adopt, then gays should be allowed as well.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I think they should be able to adopt and/or have surrogates, homosexual people should not be denied the rights that the heterosexuals receive, and they should be allowed to experience a child loving them as a parent like the rest of us....I speak for both communities as I am Bisexual.. our hearts are created equal as well as god created us. We love with every fiber of our being and wish the rest of the world would open they're hearts, eyes and minds to the point we are just like you we just are attracted to the same sex!
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

YES!homosexualls have the same equal rights as hetrosexualls.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Gays raise better kids than anyone else and conservatives raise the worst and they are trying to tell people who can have kids, lol.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

Gay couples should not be banned from adopting children. They are loving parents.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I do believe that gays should adopt children. In my life I've seen children and teens be much better adjusted because they've had to go through not only the normal chaos of childhood with other children calling names and being mean but they've also had to go through what I might call an orientation that very few kids have...and that is that prejudice, hatred and a lack of understanding for the human condition so thoroughly exists in this world. I've seen them build both strength and character through their upbringing.I tell you what I've experienced personally and do not resort to the "fact" sheets. The facts are not in yet to any great degree in either direction. In 5-10 years we will have a greater amount of statistics to go by.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

This is true. Since this issue is so recent, I don't think we have any long-term studies about the effects of gay adoption, but maybe we'll have a better understanding in 10 or 20 years. However, I feel that during arguments it is better to argue from a logical standpoint, as opposed to an emotional one. Still, I agree with your stance.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

Nope, they should'nt if their children percieved that their family is abnormal that mindset will stay with him for a pretty good long time.During his childhood years, his friends will laugh at him for having two fathersAnd when he is old enough to find out about how babies came about he will be curious how two males will give birth to a offspring.He might think this is alright if he is gay too -,-
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

As someone who knows someone with homosexual parents I can tell you with a great degree of certainty that:You are dead wrongYou also make the assumption that homosexuality is wrong when you say:He might think this is alright if he is gay tooOf course he/she will think this, because being gay is alright, and the only reason people like him will ever be discriminated against is because people like you say otherwise.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

The argument is invalid. What is particularly true in one instance cannot be inferred as universally true in all instances.Arguments that reason from that which is true in one example to a conclusion that is universal is fallacious.Example: andsoccer has hair, andsoccer is a male; therefore, all males have hair.Moreover, what is true today of your judgment may not be necessarily true in fact. Though your judgment may be valid today your judgment precludes your right to change your mind about something you are unaware of that would alter your judgment. Just because you have judged that a person is not gay today doesn't rule out the possibility that the judgment may change in the future.One last statement, for you, it's obvious that all homosexuals were raised by heterosexuals. And by reason of such, nobody can validly argue that the parents sexual orientation predetermines the sexual orientation of their children. (your welcome)
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

gay adoption should be legal even if it is not good universally (biological parents are also not beneficial universally).
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

The argument that "people may bully or harras the child" is flawed. However how about the development stages of the child. Studies have shown that a child needs a mother and a father to develop..... both genders do have specific roles to play. Now I am not disputing that same sex couples will be bad parents, I am sure they will be good parents, but human nature is that children should be brought up in a dual gender relationships.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

There is no "normal" anymore. The divorce rate is through the roof, a lot of people don't even bother to get married anymore before having children. Some kids have one mommy, some kids have two. Some kids have a mommy, and two daddies. Some kids have a mommy M-F and a daddy Saturday and Sunday.Children aren't stupid. They are way more open to new situations than adults, and most children these days, and very understanding. The only reason a child would not be understanding is if their parents were telling them that homosexuality is a nasty dirty thing, and that Timmy's two daddies are evil.And you know what? IF A CHILD IS GAY, IT IS OKAY!What would you do if you had a gay child?Don't you ever ever ever tell your child it is not okay to be gay. That breeds intolerance, and hate, and frankly... disgusts me.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

it is alright if he is gay it is his choice and why cant gay's and lesbians adopt? they are a cupple and dosent matter if they are same sex if they are good for them if they want a kid let them have a freaking kid
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

I mean that the children will be mentally hurt and noting else.If gays and lesbians adopt they should do more to care for their children.I am not sure what kind of corrupted society you're in that doesn't even care for their children.'if they want a kid let them have a freaking kid' : I'm refering to children mentally hurt and no more
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: Yes, gays should adopt

I wrote a paper a few years back on this topic and I can tell you that everything you state here has no validity. Don't get me wrong, it has points that many make but there are plenty of studies out there that will put you at ease.First, I would recommend you do a little research on childhood psychology. Second, adolescent children will at some point become curious in sexual activity and it is the parent's responsibility to inform them appropriately. This comes from a parental unit, regardless of sexual orientation. There are good and bad parents out there and not all will inform their children. My point it that parents are parents and some are good at it; others are bad. Finally, if you are trying to insinuate that because someones parents are gay they will become gay themselves is ludicrous. I'm sure you're using the "monkey see, monkey do" ideology. Let me ask you this, Heterosexual parents have children that are gay so your ideology is flawed. One last note, on a personal level: What makes you think children will perceive their family as abnormal just on the premise if they're gay? I was proud of my family, my father was overweight and my mother was from Spain (i was made fun of for years on top of having horrible acne in High School). Growing up in a small town almost entirely made up of white republican Catholics, I was abnormal; I knew I was different. Guess what, I'm doing just fine. And I'm not overweight and proud of my dual nationality. If anything it brought about a better sense of self.
Debate: Gay Adoption
Side: No, gays should not adopt

In my own personal opinion being homosexual isn't right and thats it.And the communites around me doesn't get too involved in homosexual activicties even the government.It's common to see girls and boys hanging out together but not boys and boys hugging each other touching here an there.Kids learn from their parents and it's monkey see monkey do. When babies were born, they are weak and they are dependant on their mothers or those whom they think is his/her parents that he/she could relate to. Kids learn from their parents because it's the parents responsiblity to teach their children what is right and what is wrong and not someone elses.Unless you're trying to prove to me that the parent's role isn't to teach the children what is nature and what is not according to nature etc. you cannot have sex with a man like you did with a woman.It's impossible unless that man was a woman before a sex change operation and was reluctant to change her organs.What 'most' debate i saw about how homosexuality is morally accepted by people utterly shocked me to the core. I'm not sure what kind of world are you in but i certainly do not accept it as 'normal'because it is abnormal and going against nature.Firstly, the environment i grew up in doesn't have too much catholics and christians but mostly made up of other religions. I personally abhor christianity because of its contradictions and it's violation of karma.One quote i recieved from my friend who is a christian. He was determined to convert me from a buddhist to a christian but once i heard it i brushed him aside.'If you don't believe in Jesus christ, you shall go to hell'.This is a total piece of bullshit, who in the world needs to go to hell when he is accumulating merits here and there is no such thing as absolute creator god who creates the whole universe in seven days.And god don't love us too.If he has the powers of a clairvoyant and loves us, if he saw the future of man he would'nt have created us in the first place. He would'nt have created Adam and Eve in the first place.And if he truly is an absolute god he would'nt have creatd lucifer whom he knew that one day lucifier is going to turn bad and become satan.Christianity is bulljunk and i totally hate it.Although i hate christianity i don't really hate christians.I only dislike those who is obessed with it.