"Some consider LGBT relationships to be more stable relationships than traditional relationships, which means LGBT couples may be able to provide a more emotionally secure home to an adopted child. These couples usually turn to adoption simply because they want a child and their options are a little more limited than those of a traditional couple. LGBT couples actively choose and have to work hard to become parents, which means they can be more motivated and committed." Life Long Adoptions

Research shows that the children of same-sex couples are no different than the kids of straight couples when it comes to social functioning and school performance. This argument is important because one of the main and most often mentioned “disadvantages” of LGBT adoption is that every child needs both a father and a mother. So, based on all the conducted research, this can’t be taken into consideration since it simply is not true. - national institution of health

An estimated 2 million LGBT people are interested in adopting.

Over 43% of same-sex couples have adopted or step-children, versus about 10% of opposite-sex households.
Same-sex couples are four times more likely than opposite-sex couples to have adopted children or step-children.

Same-sex couples living with children are eight times more likely to have foster children and almost six times more likely to be living with other relative or non-relative children.

In 2019, 22.5% of female same-sex couple households had children under 18 present, compared with 6.6% of male same-sex couple households.

LGBT adoptive parents are more likely to adopt transracially.

Adopted children with same-sex parents are more likely to be foreign born.

The average age of same-sex adoptive parents is 42.8.