Article suggests that culture war on Same-Sex Adoption may surface:
3 States Against Same-Sex Couple Adoption: Florida, Utah, Mississippi
12 State For Same-Sex Couple Adoption
35 States - Up to Courts - Uncertainty
Some gay adoption advocates suggest handling cases on a case-by-case basis rather than working it through the leglislature.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/10/31/emerging-gay-adoption-fight-shares-battle-lines-of-same-sex-marriage-debate.html
Barriers to same-sex adoption harm children:
http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article.php?id=2992