Gay Marriage : The Challenges Of Same-Sex Marriage

In conclusion, the augment for gay adoption is far stronger and far better supported than those opposed. One must admit that sexual orientation is fundamentally irrelevant to a person’s capacity to be a good parent. The opposition to gay and lesbian adoption has failed to support its

Gay marriage has been an issue for a very long time and since some states are legalizing it, many worry that it would soon be added as an amendment. The topic of gay marriage brings up religious, legal, and many other issues. In "What's wrong with Gay Marriage?" by Katha Pollitt, the author supports gay marriage and wants it legalized. She states that there is no problem with gay marriage and it's all a matter of separating the church and state. But in “Gay ‘Marriage’: Societal Suicide,” by Charles Colson, the author opposes the idea of gay marriage and states that it will destroy society. Marriage is intended to unite a man and a woman together to bring children into the world, but due to the same-sex marriage,

Many people from older generations argue that same sex parenting is an abomination resisting any other insight into what is truly best for children. But it is true that hundreds of thousands of children are placed in foster care awaiting their forever families, and these children should not be denied a permanent family because of narrow mindedness. It does not take a scientist to figure that two people of the same sexual orientation cannot biologically conceive a child on their own; therefore adoption is the only option homosexuals have. While adoption

As it has been in dispute for years since it was first brought to light, the concern for same-sex parenting continues to be raised in society with jabs at ethics and practicality. As of June 26, 2015, all U.S. states have legalized gay-marriage and same-sex parenting, marking a significant breakaway for previous social norms. Yet, even with this crucial development in our culture, disputes against it still manage to work their way into daily discussions. With the recent legalizing, those who were against gay-marriage or gay couples being able to raise children are now forced to accept this rapidly changing world and be open to modern advancements.

Laws have recently become the deciding factor for who is legally able to have a family. This is one of the most differentiating dissimilarities that these two families endure. In “How Law Shapes Experiences of Parenthood for Same-Sex Couples,” by Nicolas Park, Emily Kazyak, and Kathleen Slauson-Blevins the impact on the law has on gay, lesbian, and bisexual(GLB) parents is discussed. This represents the view from the United States perspective, as the study was done in California and Nebraska: “Law impacts the method gay men and lesbians use to become parents and their subsequent experiences as a family” (Park 121). Because, of these laws, so early in the process of making a family, the wellbeing of the child is ultimately

According to the Census Bureau of the United States, there were 115,064 same-sex households with children in 2010 (O’Connell). Recently, gay and lesbian couples are more commonly becoming parents by adopting a child, which has become more available to them. Historically, gay men and lesbians have been denied parental custody or prevented from adopting children on the belief that they would not be effective parents. In 2006, adoption by gay couples was illegal in six states, including Mississippi, which stated in its Domestic Relations Code that “adoption by the same sex [was] prohibited” (Giambrone). These laws from various states across the United States prove that there has been prejudice placed against homosexual couples regarding adoption and parenting in the past. But in a Supreme Court decision made on June 26, 2015, adoption by same-sex couples was declared legal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (“Obergefell v. Hodges”). This law, and the previous state laws guaranteeing same-sex adoption, are significant in the adoption process of homosexual couples. Not only were states required to remove their anti-homosexual adoption laws, but it was an important step in determining how prejudice was used by businesses, and this change meant that adoption agencies were forced to obey laws barring “sexual orientation discrimination” (Giambrone). These legislative changes in the treatment of gay

On June 26, 2015 America legalized same sex marriage. Today homosexuals are being denied the right to adopt children. When two people get married, they typically plan on having a family, however homosexuals are not getting their hopes up anymore. Homosexuals are being denied the right to adopt not because they are not worthy parents, but because of their sexual orientation. There are thousands of children in the foster care system and many homosexuals wanting and waiting to adopt a child. Letting homosexuals adopt would lessen the number of children in foster care. People say that children need a mother and father, homosexuality is immoral, it will cause a homosexual community and because it goes against the bible. It is a good point that a child would need a mother and father figure, however the child will have extended family and other gender role models. Homosexuality is not immoral anymore and is becoming a big part of our society. Just because

Gay parents are facing discrimination because of their sexual orientation. Twenty-two states currently allow single gays to adopt and 21 states currently allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt in the U.S. (Mallon, 2007, p. 6). The ability of gay couples to rear a child should not be denied only because they are gay. Homosexuals may be looked down upon by society, but they still are humans and have morals. These morals they possess, may influence a child more than those morals taught to a child with heterosexual parents. All over the world, children suffer in families consisting of alcoholics, drug abusers, and sexual abusers (Powell, 2007, p.1). It is not possible that these environments are safer than what would be provided by homosexual

Since the early 1900s, homosexual people have become increasingly popular and greatly resisted. People that are homosexual face barriers placed upon them by the political system and society. Due to these challenges, homosexuals fought to have the same marital and parental rights as heterosexual people. Same-sex adoption is not prohibited in most states in the United States of America and many places worldwide. Family is not determined solely on blood relations and should be legalized in all parts of the world; because homosexual parents are just as good as heterosexual parents, if not better, and can provide an enriching second chance for many children waiting to be adopted.

Continuing with love and nurturing, advocates can see that children of gay or lesbian couples actually grow up with the ability to be more psychologically empowered. They express their emotions more in comparison to other children. These increases in emotions are cause from the family time that same-sex couples present. In addition, they have a tendency to show their children the same if not more affection than heterosexual. The reason for more affection is in relation to the procedure the parents went through to adopt the child. The adoption processes for homosexuals are so hard that some move to different states just to get their case taking for consideration. Some adoption agency do not accept homosexual application, one in particular is Florida. Where as others will take the application and discard them as soon as the applicant leaves. Even after the applicant is accepted, they still face discrimination from people around them. The hardship these people face is incredible. The one role they ask for is to raise a child, and feel the joy that some unworthy mothers would consider a pain, the pleasure to have known a person is depended on them for devotion and attachment.

Over the last several decades, gay rights have been a growing topic in the public and in the court rooms. Recently, the debate about gays having the right or ability to parent has become a hot topic, due to the expanding gay community. There are typically two stances taken on the topic of gay parenting: it’s wrong and should be illegal or it’s normal and should be legal. While the norms, stereotypes and debates about gay parenting have varied over the years, today there seems to be a positive consensus when it comes to the beliefs about children being raised by homosexuals.

Through court cases like Eisenstadt v. Baird(1972), the courts have upheld the right to have children and that it is the “‘right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the decision whether to bear or beget a child’” (Murphy 296). As a legal system, the courts have the responsibility to uphold the law while also taking into consideration the welfare of the child. The justice system would not allow for same sex marriage if it believed that there was any correlation between sexual orientation and unfit parenting. Courts in different states have struck down gay marriage, yet they have upheld the idea that child bearing is an important aspect of marriage. Courts have recently begun to acknowledge gay families by permitting second-parent adoptions (Mohr 60). This change in attitude exemplifies a change in status of gay marriages by recognizing the fact that these couples have the same rights to children as heterosexual families. Although bearing children cannot be part of the definition of marriage, it should not be a reason same sex marriage is illegal. This linkage must insinuate that same sex marriage is neither detrimental to the children and is a right that should be privileged.

Even though homosexual couples tend to have better assets to raise children than heterosexual couples, increased parenting stress, parental conflict and relationship dissatisfaction appear to be associated with higher levels of psychological problems among their children, as is the case for children raised in heterosexual families (Wagner, 2010). Such difficulties and dilemmas raise questions concerning gay men’s and lesbians’ right to parenthood and the damaging effect on the children in their care (Wagner, 2010).

Same Sex marriage has really come out of the darkness and into society’s spotlight. It has increasingly become one of the most controversial issues in the United State of America and around the world. The public opinion varies by race, gender, class, culture, religion and in the political arena. Perhaps there have been positive shifts in attitudes towards gay marriages. This paper I will go through the impact of marital, family statue, and civil rights on the views of same sex marriages, legal unions of gay and lesbian couples raising children but mostly about whether if kids should be raised by the same-sex marriage.

Nowadays, the question of gay marriage is one of the most heated and controversial. Over the years, same-sex couples are fighting for the legal recognition for their marriages and their right as parents. Parenthood is one of the most valuable experiences in a human life. After finding a partner, it is natural for people to want to raise children. Homosexual parent are the same in ability and commitment to raised healthy children. It would be a big step for improvement in our society to provide necessary support and rights for same-sex couples and their children.