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/^t/The sexual revolution in the United States in the mid-sixties started a process of undermining all traditional values. This phenomenon, concurrently with an extensive influence of American culture, caused indirectly a debate upon the rights of all sexual minorities. Ultimately, this discussion led to a question of children adoption by homosexual couples. As far as this issue is concerned one should take into account three basic facets of this problem. Firstly, homosexuals cannot have children because it is against the laws of nature. Secondly, if one considers homosexuals as normal people, then one should also take into consideration social consequences of an adoption and its impact on children's psyche. Thirdly, giving much rights to homosexuals means giving the same rights to other sexual minorities, among which sexual deviants are often included. Consequently, the overall answer must sound "no" - which will be proven on the following pages.