Gay adoptions.

The Family Law Section has demonstrated courage in seeking to have the ban against gay adoption overturned. As with all issues involving civil rights, historically, there are those who are not members of the minority who raise the specter of great horrors ahead if: (choose one)

1. Blacks are allowed to marry whites;

2. Jews are allowed to immigrate to the United States;

3. Japanese are allowed to own real property;

4. Women are allowed to vote.

Such views are almost comical now. Most of us are embarrassed that such views were widely held in our country at any time.

Those who pay attention to history realize the pivotal role lawyers and courts played in each cause. As long as a majority is able to sustain the "us versus them" mentality, gay rights will continue its struggle.

Years from now, I would guess that many of us will wish we, too, had played a more pivotal role in relieving another minority from the tyranny of the majority.

Richard M. "Rick" Knellinger

Gainesville

I respect the right of our Bar members to their various opinions regarding sections taking positions on the issue of repeal of the adoption ban.

However, one writer in the April 1 News writes that children who are raised by gay parents have more various risks and undesirable outcomes than children raised by non-gay parents.

All reputable sociological and psychological studies in the past 20 years have concluded that children raised by gay parents have no more risks or instances of bad outcomes than children raised by non-gay parents, let alone, Heaven forbid, turning out to be gay themselves. In...