In which countries same-sex couples are allowed to adopt childrenMostly in the countries of the generalized West, but also, unexpectedly, in many countries in Latin America and South Africa. Interestingly, the boundary of the "West" here runs not along the borders of Europe, but along the borders of Western Europe: in the countries of Eastern and mostly Southern (the Balkans and Italy) Europe, same-sex couples are forbidden to take in foster children.
One of the interesting border cases is Switzerland: there it is allowed to become a foster parent for one family member if the other family member is the biological parent of the child
