Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>Sort of odd you cant even adopt within your own family either. WTH, that's a new one even for me << I've actually just checked on that one and I think I might be wrong on that count. I thought I heard it a while ago but I can't find anything about it now so I might have made it up! And yeah, gay people can foster children which is weird (wait, I just reread that! I mean weird that fostering is considered okay and adopting isn't) - the only thing I can think is that the number of kids needing foster care WAY outweighs the number of foster carers in Australia, and I suppose foster carers have to go through less legislation than adoptive parents since it's not necessarily a permanent situation? My cousin and her husband are fostering a 2-year-old girl and they've basically been told they have her "until she's 18, unless the natural mother decides she wants her" (madenning, no?) I'm really not sure of the thinking behind the whole system, but it definitely needs updating.
Originally Posted By oc_dean You're all wonderful!! I'm so privileged I've had the pleasure of meeting Mr.X, World Disney, and Mawnck in person! Terrific people!! Thank You!
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne Just wanted to add my name to the list. I'm straight as they come, but I believe gay people deserve the same rights as the rest of the world. It's pathetic that they don't and we need to see it changed.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I meant to add sorry for the off-topic post before. I'm aware of the irony of creating another off-topic post for this purpose. BUT, I also wanted to respond to Dean and the Inspector's comments - I'm glad if this thread does a little something to boost your spirits. Hopefully more and more people will come to "our" side in the future!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>So, you are allowed to take in a child and raise them for the state, but for some reason you are not allowed to adopt that same child and raise them as your own??<< They're trying to protect the sanctity of adoption. ;-)
Originally Posted By BriGuy85 Thank you so much for making this thread! It's great to see all the people who support equality! Thank you guys!
Originally Posted By avromark The one thing I can say about gay's not being allowed to adopt to me seems ridiculous. I think it would be fairly safe for me to say that I can't think of a gay person I know that would harm a child. Thinking about a certain type of fear I'm sure some "genius" was thinking about. I find it hilarious that the people who would put children at risk in that way quite often seems to be "straight" and married. I can say that where I live I find it highly improbable that they'll ever outlaw gay marriage now that it's legal. I hate typecasting and stereotyping. I can say there are some gay people who would undoubtedly have a life long marriage. Just like I can say there are *some* straight people that seem to be married (Common-law, legal, dating whatever) a different person, for a different season. What's more wrong a lifelong commitment or going through more spouses than there are hatches on a submarine?
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Straight and totally against prop 8. I want my friends and family to be able to marry who they love regardless of gender. ~Beth
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm a straight guy who voted NO on the Florida amendment. Hey, if a gay man (or woamn) wants to have the same misery as I do...who am I to prevent him from spiraling down into the abyss?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Straight, but not arrow, to borrow from the bumper sticker. Totally outraged over the passage of Prop 8, but know that was just a battle, not the war. Both of my kids are hurt and angry that prop 8 was passed, too.
Originally Posted By FaMulan To include my family: My husband, sister (straight as they come), 14 year old niece and 82 year old mother-in-law are all anti Prop 8. Those old enough to vote, voted against it.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I wish there were more gay guys when I was in high school. I might have had a fighting chance with the gals!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Add me to the list too!! I'm straight, married, 2 kids, and DH and I both are 100% for gay rights - it took a little while for DH to come around, but he gets it now!!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 If we are doing households and families, this area ain't big enough to include all those on my family site who say NO on Prop 8! Including my mom (65), my aunt (64) and several elders over 70 and up! We do polls on our family site. Of the 427 members online - we had a 97.9% No on Prop 8 voting percentage. How the heck did it not pass?
