Gee, Tom - this is one of those debates which will rage on and on... While we are on the topic, can a White couple raise a Black child? Can a Black couple raise a Chinese child? Can a straight couple raise a gay child? Perhaps only Black famiies should be allowed to adopt Black children, only Chinese couples raise Chinese children, and since sexuality doesn't appear until the adolescent years, maybe we should take gay children away from straight parents and re-home them with gay parents... It is a slippery slope and it begins to get scary - but it is all part of the sorting approach, where round pegs must be matched to round holes and square pegs to square holes. Forgive me if I sound like a hippie, but it all has to do with the ability of the individuals involved to love and guide the child through whatever life throws at them. If you are white, you can never understand the pain your child feels when the other kids call him an "Oreo" or the N-word. If you are straight, you can never understand the pain of trying to come to terms with a minority sexual orentation. But you can teach your child to cope with prejudice, whatever form it comes in. If you are gay, you and the straight community will teach your straight child to cope with his world. If you are raising a Korean child, you and the Korean community will be able to raise this child. The greatest challenge is in loving your child no matter what mistakes they make, steering them in the proper direction to grow up strong and kind and choosing wisely the community which will influence your child. Stepping down now, and going back to work - oh Lord, why did I agree to teach this Summer?!?!?