Yes they can, but not with their spouses or partners.
No. Life is not pointless for gay people. We can get married and/or adopt children. We can have children naturally as well. We can choose to remain single. We can work to make the world a better place. We can do anything straight people can do.
No, most of them are not abused as children, myself included.
People can be gay. There are many gay people in the world.
It is the same percent as children raised in straight households, about 3% to 8%.Typically it is believed that gay households produce more gay children, but this is wrong. The only reason people believe this is that gay households are more accepting of gay children and the children will grow to feel comfortable with being out as gay. In homophobic heterosexual households, gay children may learn not to accept themselves and hide that they are gay. The numbers are not the same, but the openness is where the misconception comes from.
Yes. Gay people are not pedophiles.
As of 2014, about 20% of American gay couples have children.
Research shows that the children grow up happy and well-adjusted. Some studies have even shown that lesbian couples produce the most well-adjusted children when compared to straight couples and gay male couples.
Of course. A gay man can be a father naturally.
People are naturally resistant to new things.
There does not seem to be any statistical difference between children of gay people and children of straight people. However, there does seem to be a pattern of gay couples being more likely to adopt hard-to-place children.
Sexual orientation does not affect fertility. Most gay people of childbearing age are able to have children, just as most straight people are able to have children.
As of 2014, about 20% of gay couples in the United States are raising children, but exact numbers aren't known.