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Gay Adoptions: The Next Culture Clash?

..."By the time heterosexual couples come to us, they've already experienced so many losses." Acceptance appears to be rising Sixty percent of adoption agencies now work with gays and lesbians, and the number of such families is growing steadily, according to a 2003 study of same-sex adoptions conducted by the Evan B.

Donaldson Adoption Institute, a New York-based research and advocacy group.

But Adam Pertman, the group's executive director, warns against painting Catholic Charities in Boston "as a bunch of homophobes." The fact that the agency formerly approved such adoptions-placing 13 children out of 720 adoptions in gay homes since 1987, according to the Boston Globe-is indicative of the issue's growing acceptance.

"I hope they find a way to resolve this ...

because anything that deprives kids of potential parents is a real downer to say the least," Pertman said.

Any initiatives that would bar gays and lesbians from adopting would not keep them from parenting, because they already have children through surrogacy and in-vitro fertilization, he added.

"So really, who does this serve?

" Pertman said.

As the rhetorical battle is waged in churches and in the political arena, McDonagh and Smith don't have much time to take a stance.

They're too busy working (they also have a show, "Party Line With the Hearty Boys," on the Food Network) and doting on Nate to get involved.

"We really don't encounter a lot of prejudice," Smith said.

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