Essay on The Battle for Homosexual Adoption

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

Many children around the world need families. These children aren’t looking for specific parents- they are looking for someone to love them and care for them and a place they can call home. Why would wanting to be a parent with someone the same sex is a bad thing? How can anyone be so sure they wouldn’t be able to care for their child or child as well as a heterosexual couple? Although having homosexual parents is something not everyone agrees with and can start controversy, it does not make homosexual parents bad parents- it is not their fault not everyone agrees with them raising kids. Gay adoption is not a bad thing; the chance for foster children to actually have parents increases, it allows kids to grow up more open minded, and has benefits

Miraculously in 2010 Florida acknowledged that the adoption ban was unconstitutional (eQuality, 2005). In previous years homosexuals interested in the adoption process would use foster care to acquire the same nurturing family that heterosexuals had acquired thus, circumventing the system. The unconstitutional ban had the ability to deter potential same sex adoptive parents because they feared automatic exclusion. With the increased pressure from the gay community to allow same sex adoptions many adoption agencies are becoming more accommodating to homosexuals. However, the obstacles that same sex couples encounter tend to minimize the whole family structure and make the family unit vulnerable (Brown, Smalling, Groza, & Ryan, 2009).

In the United States there are 397,122 children living in the foster care system, and of those children, 101,666 are able to be adopted (Facts and Statistics). These children need stable living environments to grow up in. Without them, they are more likely to be convicted of crimes, become homeless, and abuse substances. There are options for these children that shouldn’t be pushed aside. Adoption by gay couples has been debated for decades. The issues here include: Adoption rates, compared parenting, drawbacks, and positives.

Secondly a ​big portion of kids are adopted by lesbian/gay couples.​ “More than 16,000 adopted children are living with lesbian and gay parents in California, the highest number in the U.S” ​Shows how much of an impact gay couples

Wilson, Suzanne. "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents Are Not More Likely to Have Problems." Gay Parenting, edited by Beth Rosenthal, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010844207/OVIC?u=lom_accessmich&xid=8e6207d4. Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. Originally published as "A Conversation with Psychologist Abbie Goldberg: What Studies Show About Gay/Lesbian Parenting," Daily Hampshire Gazette, 22 July 2009.

Children being raised by same-sex couples is not uncommon and not different compared to different-sex couples. The only difference between childhood development with same-sex parents, as opposed to different-sex parents, is that more same-sex households have to deal with the biological parents of the child (“Same-Sex” 1). The child’s development is not altered by the gender of the parents but by society shaming their family and the biological parents metaling in the child’s

There are an estimated 500,000 children in foster care nationwide, and 100,000 of these children are awaiting adoption. In 2013, only one child of every six available for adoption was actually adopted. (Sanchez, 13) These statistics show how important it is for children to be adopted to a loving family no matter what the sexual preference of the parents is. However, it has become an issue and/or an obstacle for same sex partners to adopt in many states. This has been a controversial topic that while some believe that homosexuals should have the right to adopt like any other married couple or single person while others believe it should be banned. Homosexuality is being more accepted and integrated into today’s society but seems to be an issue

Gay marriage has in recent times seen a growing number of supporters. With this comes parenting and the urge to start a family but, as everyone knows a gay couple cannot get a biological child from both of the parents. This complication leads to many couples turning to adoption as a solution. Gays like everyone else are just as capable of taking care of a child if not more.

In our fast paced society the Norms are changing and evolving for Homosexuals and their rights. Every child in foster care and adoption agencies deserve to have a family regardless of the parents Sexual orientation. The United States is considered a liberal country if that is so then homosexuals should have the right across the nation that is “united” to adopt a child.

Compton, 2010). “In support of such legislation, they contended that a child being raised in a

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

Participants will recruited through Internet ads, and flyer notices directed towards the lesbian and gay community. We will recruit a total of 100 participants within the United States. We will use a random name generator to pull 50 participants of children with lesbian or gay parents and 50 of heterosexual parents. We will also be recruiting participants using the method of snowball sampling. Participants would be eligible if they are at least 18 years old, and were raised by lesbian or gay parents. Participants will receive a verbal and a written consent form to participate in this study. Their identity and data will be kept anonymous and confidential. In addition, each participant will receive a $20.00 gift card based on

There are currently 107,011 kids in the U.S. foster care system that are hoping and waiting to be adopted, so just imagine how many of those children could be adopted if more lesbian and gay couples were able to adopt. According to lifelong adoption agencies more and more gay and lesbian couples are becoming parents through artificial insemination, a surrogate, or LGBT adoption. It’s hard for same sex couples to adopt because adoption agencies that have religious beliefs against same sex couples reject them, or a state law prohibits same sex parents. Same sex couples face much opposition from a large number of people even though they do not have well supported arguments for their beliefs. Many studies have been done in an attempt to figure

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