The best argument against banning LGBT adoption is that children need loving, stable homes, and the sexual orientation of the parents doesn’t affect their ability to provide that. Studies consistently show that kids raised by LGBT parents do just as well as those raised by heterosexual couples in terms of mental health, education, and overall well-being. With thousands of children in foster care waiting for homes, restricting LGBT adoption only keeps more kids in the system unnecessarily. Good parenting is about love, support, and stability—not gender or sexual orientation. Denying LGBT couples the right to adopt is also a human rights issue, as it discriminates against qualified, loving parents and contradicts equality laws. Just like interracial adoption was once controversial, society now recognizes that LGBT families are just as capable of providing a nurturing home. Ultimately, preventing willing and loving parents from adopting only harms children who deserve a family.