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/^t/Moral and ethical issues are the most important aspect as far as the question of whether to let gay couples adopt is concerned. First of all, it has to be considered what effects the adoptive gay parents would have on their children. Even the most tolerant people must admit that they are against gay adoption rights for the sake of the children. A child brought up by gay parents would lack the model of a real family, and often also the model of his/her own sexual behavior. This might bring about serious psychological problems in the future, beginning with the question: "Why don't I have a mother and a father like everybody else, but two mothers/fathers?" and ending at "Who am I? Am I also gay like my parents, or am I straight?". Being brought up by a gay couple would mean not only having doubts about one's identity and sexual orientation, but also being laughed at and shunned by classmates, and this is something the poor children definitely do not deserve.