Meet Amy and Angela, gay adoptive parents of 17-month-old baby Chloe.

In the UK more and more children are being adopted by same-sex couples, and in the past two years the number of same-sex couples approved to adopt has doubled.

Holly and Phil are joined by Amy and Angela, the adoptive parents of Chloe.

Amy and Angela have been together for eight years, and in 2003 they first thought about adoption. Amy says: "For about 10 minutes we discussed the option of one of us becoming pregnant and having a baby but we rejected that idea almost immediately because we wanted to feel equal as parents."

Amy and Angela began the adoption process in 2004 and found the process relatively easy. Amy says: "At no point did we feel like they were prying more because we are a same sex couple and we never felt like they treated us different or didn't approve."

After being approved as adoptive parents Amy and Angela had to wait two years before finally receiving the call they had been waiting for: "When we saw Chloe, who was just six months old at the time, we knew that she was the right baby for us."

Amy and Angela haven't yet had to deal with other parents at school, and children being mean in the playground. But from the people they have come into contact with so far, the reaction has been positive. Amy says: "I used to take Amy to a mother and baby group, we never hid our situation from any of the other mothers and they were all very supportive."

While Amy and Angela haven't experienced any negative responses to their adoption other couples haven't been so lucky. One of the reasons people object to same sex couples adopting is that the child is missing out on a father or mother figure. Amy says "We are able to offer Chloe a stable, loving home. Angela and I are committed to each other and while one of us may not be a man we will offer her a rounded life."