From Wikipedia, rates of divorce of gay/lesbian couples are the same or lower (sometimes substantially lower) than divorce rates of heterosexual couples in all countries mentioned except for Sweden/Norway.Michellebell wrote:I already shared some here. From what I read, I'd say the gay male couples are the least stable. Lesbian couples are a little more stable, and heterosexual marriages are the most. One of the sources I linked here talked about divorce rates of married gay and straight couples in Sweden. I would search for them again but I don't have time at the moment. But just read several of the links posted here for statistics and surveys of the grown children of gay parents.jafs wrote:Please share your sources.Michellebell wrote: Infidelity and divorce statistics are significantly higher amongst homosexuals though, from the sources I have encountered.
Now is this grounds to deny adoption rights to gay men who may indeed be one of the small minority that is able to stay committed? It's not fair to them, but I wouldn't feel comfortable giving a baby or seeing a baby I care about to be adopted to a couple like that.
Something like 70-80%of straight couples experience infidelity, and about 50% of straight marriages end in divorce, last time I looked. Those are staggeringly high numbers.
And, until recently, gay/lesbians didn't have the legal right to marry in all states. We should wait until some time has passed in which they have that right across the country to compare statistics with straight couples, I'd think.
Why not? If I were working in the adoption field, sexual orientation wouldn't be a major factor for me in placing children. I'd be concerned about things like financial stability, a healthy/happy relationship of the couple, thoughtfulness about how to raise children, etc. Also, I'm not sure why you think that gay male couples are more stable than lesbian ones - in my experience, that's not necessarily true.
And, surprisingly to me, lesbian couples are actually divorcing at a slightly higher rate than gay male couples a lot of the time.