When it comes to gay and lesbian people fighting for the right to adopt children in the United States, this task becomes one of the most difficult feats to accomplish. The difficulties that lesbians and gay people must deal with are religions and states that discriminate on the right for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) to adopt children. The problem when it involves religion is that there are groups of people that strongly believe that a child should be raised by a man and woman and
been inspirations for many hit songs. It has been more than accepted that even gay marriage have been accepted, and it is now legal in thirteen states. So why shouldn’t gay adoptions be legalize too? A child raised by a same sex couple can be just as normal as any other child. Gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples have in adoption. Adoption can do many good things for people, which include giving gay couples the opportunity to parent, and
Adoption has been around for many years, but only recently has the question of gay adoption risen. There are many orphans in the world, but not enough families or parents to take them in. There aren’t that many families who can and will adopt children, whether it’s because they can’t support them, they have children of their own, or they just don’t want children. The end result is still an overabundance of orphaned children in need of a loving family. There is a solution to this problem. Gay adoption
The LGBT community has taken huge steps in recent years, with gay marriage being legalized in 2015, and in 2016 gay adoption is legal in all 50 states. There was even a poll done that showed from 1999 to 2006 the favor for gay adoption raised by 8 percent (Gilfoyle). Many still make the assumption that an LGBT parent is a bad or unfit parent; a good example being in when Sharon Bottoms had her son taken away in 1993 because of her sexuality (Ayres Jr). Being a part of the LGBT community does not
The Right to Adopt Adoption is the act of opening doors and giving life to someone who might not have the opportunity. Statistics show that 4.40% of opposite sex couples have adopted or considered adoption, while same sex couples is at 6%. (www.lifelongadoption.com) The issue isn’t in numbers, the issue is in the legal and moral process and judgment from the citizens of America. The laws for each state for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender, also known as LGBT, adoption is different, but legal in
including parenthood. Should LGBTQ+ be able to adopt children? Do gay parents and guardians effect children negatively? Adoption is a lengthy process of legally accepting
Adoption has been around for decades, but gay adoption has become a popular subject for people with and against it. The legalization of gay adoption would be beneficial to our society. It would provide a stable home for foster children to be cared for, and will ultimately be a blessing for the child and parents. Being able to go to a loving home no matter if a child has two moms or dads, will improve a child's life. It is a better alternative to staying in terrible foster care conditions. No human
Adoption has been around for over a hundred years giving children the opportunity for a permanent home, but it is only in recent years that the question of gay adoption has risen. Unfortunately, there are millions of orphans around the world, but there are not enough families or parents able to take them in. There are not many families available who are able and willing to adopt children; whether it be because they have children of their own, they do not have the resources available to support them
What do these words have in common? They don’t describe gay adoption. The common misconceptualization that gay people get to choose their sexuality is false, so why should parents who were born with a different sexuality be scorned for wanting to adopt? Most people agree with the statement that children deserve to live in a home with a loving family rather than be stuck in an orphanage until they’re old enough to live alone. Same sex adoption has success stories, studies, and statistics that back
Another persuasive data is the constitutions which is based on the civil rights protection and ensure that each citizens has the right to participate in public social life. According to records, there are plenty of international civil rights declaration documents consider marriage and family as "individuals or groups who are entitled to the protection of the government as human beings.” The US Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that constitution guarantees a right to homosexual marriage