Letters | Letting LGBT couples become adoptive parents benefits society
- Orphans and children without a family, as well as adults willing to share their love, same-sex couples or not, must not be denied the right to be happy
When saying a child is best raised by a mother and a father, one explicitly deems single parents unfit when many are saddled with that situation by unfortunate circumstances in life, and whose children can and do turn out to be very fine people in many cases. That, in itself, debunks the conclusion that a child cannot be raised by a same-sex couple.
Moreover, we know that parents nowadays can, unfortunately, be quite busy, and there are a multitude of other people involved in the care of children and their growth – from grandparents to caretakers, teachers and even friends. The reality is that while parents, as they most definitely should, play a crucial role in raising children, they form only part of the equation.
Mr Chan also voiced fears about the mistreatment suffered by children of same-sex couples at school. I wonder though, if that situation, rather than being blamed on the same-sex parents of said children, is not rather more reflective of the bad parenting of those who teach their children to bully others because they are somehow different?
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Where we deem there is a deficiency in education, we should strive to resolve it, but in the meantime, let us not deny people the chance to be happy. In that regard, I refer to those children without a family as well as the adults willing to share their love – same-sex couples or not.
Jose Alvares, Macau
