LGBT adoption is the adoption of child/children by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) persons.

Four forms of adoption is determined, such as:

Joint Adoption: Same-sex couple, married/unmarried, jointly adopts a child.

Step-parent Adoption: One partner of a married same-sex couple adopts the other partner’s biological/adopted child.

Second Parent Adoption: One partner of a same-sex couple, married/unmarried, adopts the other partner’s biological/adopted child.

Single-parent Adoption:Adoption a child by single LGBT person.

Adoption as a human right

Scholars Elizabeth Bartholet and Paulo Barrozo claim that every child has a right to a family as a matter of basic human rights. This claim emphasizes the child’s existence as a human being.