The Rights Of The Gay Rights

Attention getter: Discrimination against gay men and lesbian women has been socially recognized for hundreds of years and still continues today. Homosexuals have adopted children for many years, regardless of fear and prejudice. The controversy of this matter is why homosexuals are not presented the equal fairness of the process and open opportunity as heterosexual couples who seek to adopt or foster children. There is a certain extent to which the sexual orientation of couples (or single potential parents) seeking to adopt children impede on the opportunity to provide children with a permanent and stable home.

The unjust and prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex is discriminating; according to the Oxford dictionary. This term does not empower them, but instead make people feel powerless. Same-sex couples in particular, who are looking to adopt, feel unequal to their heterosexual associates. In relation to adoption, there shouldn’t be preference to heterosexual couples over same-sex couples. Adoption typically is not an easy process, but when it comes to people of the same sex trying to adopt, what seems to be as simple as to buying a puppy, is very intimidating and discouraging. The laws that govern these decisions do not help at all. The inconsistency amongst all of the states in America makes the process even more challenging, to the point where couples give up. Same-sex couples who are fortunate enough to be allowed by the courts to adopt, are still being judgmental. The judgments are based on their parenting abilities and the effects their lifestyle they live, whether it will have a negative backlash on the children. The intention of my analysis on same-sex adoption is to examine some of the bifurcation and the challenges that these individuals encounter while trying to legally adopt a child.

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.

Since the 1990’s approximately 8-10 million children in the US alone are raised in a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT) household. Same-Sex Adoption is controversial because many people throughout the world are against LGBT adoption; but when faced with the number of kids who pray everyday for someone out there wanting to be the parent of a foster child, it is difficult to understand why the topic of gay adoption is controversial. Yes, there can be a bad outcome but there can also be a very good outcome of these kinds of adoptions. The LGBT Adoption situation can be fixed by allowing any adult or parent to adopt a child if they have the right living environment or the knowledge and skills that it takes to raise a kid in the proper way. But social workers have reservations on considering gay adoptive parents because they are fearful of how the parents will treat and raise the children and how they will grow up feeling. People who oppose same sex marriage, including U.S. elected officials, have argued that a child raised by a LGBT parent will need additional emotional support or will face social challenges compared to children with heterosexual parents (Borreli). Although many people believe that LGBT parents shouldn’t be allowed to adopt because it affects the child, LGBT parents should be allowed to adopt because many kids need a place to call home or someone they can call family, they need someone in a similar situation that they can talk

Gay adoption is a subject which is widely debated. However over recent years gay adoption has allowed for most gay couples who want to adopt young children and give them a good quality of life, which they would have if they lived with their biological parents or a heterosexual couple, to do so.

In the past few years, the United States has matured to be more accepting towards its gay and lesbian citizens. The LGBT community slowly becoming represented in society, and gay marriage was recently declared a Constitutionally-guaranteed right in all 50 states. However, there are still many challenges to overcome before equality is guaranteed for all. One of the important rights that gay and lesbian couples have yet to fully attain is the opportunity to apply for an adoption without experiencing harsh criticism from adoption agencies and agency officials, along with encountering the clashing morals from a majority of society. The discrimination faced by homosexual couples in the adoption process is unjust, and the United States should recognize

One day I was looking out my window, watching my boys play. I started thinking about how they are the future of the world. They are the engineers, presidents, congressman, businessman, and lawyers of tomorrow. Later that day, I saw a news article discussing the issue of same sex adoption. As I watched I thought to myself, “where did we forget that it was about the kids?” So, out of curiosity, I began to look up some statistics about kids that have no homes, the ones that are waiting for good families. I started wondering if it is about the kids, then why, do we care about same sex adoptions at all. There are two sides to the argument of same sex adoption, and to really get a feel for the issue you must understand both sides. However, the two sides of the discussion are not entirely complicated although the reasons are. One side supports same sex adoption and the other side opposes same sex adoption. Both sides agree that what they want is what’s best for the kids.

Numerous studies have been conducted on various facets of gay relationships. Focusing on the levels of interaction, and people’s ability to love a child just like any other straight couple. When individuals who have no clue about gay marriage or even gay families start to think and question the issue it sounds like, ‘Wait, isn’t having gay parents hard on the children?’ People immediately jump to conclusions because they haven’t done research or even tried to observe the situation itself. The talk about gay adoption is becoming more relevant in the world. There is a rising amount of open same-sex couples everywhere and many of them would love to have kids, but it’s still illegal for same-sex couples to adopt children in the U.S., let alone

Recently, gay adoption has been a blast, since gay society made protests to have the right to adopt and form a family to love and raise. Of course, part of the society is against this petition for “the well-being of children” but some of us do not believe the same.

Gay Marriage should be kept legal and gays should have access to adoption and reproductive technologies. Two people who love each other, regardless of gender, should be able to get married because all people are equal! The significance of my research will impact my final opinion and thoughts on this paper and will determine if I think the same of this issue. My goal is to teach about the hard fought battle for marriage equality, the history of gay couples and information/laws on gay adoption and reproductive technologies. I hope to change some people’s negative opinions on this issue by showing them how hard gays have fought to be equal because “love is love and love has no labels”. Note- I will only cover Gay Marriage in the

Adoption has been around for many years, but only recently has the question of gay and lesbian adoption risen. There are many orphans in the world, but not enough families or parents to take them in. most people think that gays and lesbians should not have the right to adopt children because they feel like children will suffer with the same sex parents, gay couples should be prohibited from adopting children, and they are afraid that the children will be confused about their sexuality. But in most cases, many people actually support gay and lesbian adoption. Some feel as if Sexual Orientation Should Not Be a Deterrent to Adoption and in defense of gay and lesbian adoption, Homosexual partners have the same capacity to care for children as

Within the past few years, homosexuality has become more widely accepted and integrated in today’s society. Strides have been made in order to grant same sex couples the same freedom that heterosexuals couples have. Recently, the Supreme Court granted same sex couples marriage equality. However, the issue of same sex adoption surfaces problems. The idea of same sex adoption is controversial within our society. Religious beliefs and personal preferences tend to steer individuals away from the idea of a homosexual couple adopting a baby. If asked, many people believe that adoption should be between a traditional family consisting of a man and a woman. Anything different is considered deviant and should not be allowed. Arguments such

The laws in the United States regulating adoption policies are not clear, and when it comes to homosexual couples adopting children, the laws are even more complicated. A Washington Post poll conducted in March of 2013 found that 70 percent of adults under age 40 support gay marriage. Even though thirteen states in 2013 have legalized it, and the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that gay married couples cannot be denied federal benefits, gay couples trying to adopt children learn that both legal and cultural obstacles still occur. As legislatures and courts expand the legal definition of the American family, same-sex couples are beginning to feel more pressure. Many gay couples had accepted that they would never be accepted by society as loving parents and assumed they would never have children (Johnson 1).

According to the Human Rights campaign, there are at least 1 million children are being raised by same-sex couples in the United States (3). Allowing same sex marriage would provide thousands of children with stable homes. This would take many children out of foster care and prevent them from returning (“Gay” 3). Over 100,00 children are waiting to be adopted in the United States (3). The process of adoption would go quicker and easier if same sex marriage was legal in all states because there would be less paperwork to go thru. In July of 2010, a study concluded that children of gay fathers were “as well adjusted as those adopted by homosexual parents” (4). By changing the laws of marriage against homosexuals, there would be thousands of newly formed families. Making marriage for homosexual couples legal in the remaining 33 states would give many of these children permanent homes, make the adoption process easier and have newly

Adoption saves many children’s lives and gives them new opportunities to create a life they may desire. Adoption keeps children out of homeless shelters and prevents them from living on the streets. Even though adoption provides many positives for children, many adoption agencies, state governments, and birth parents do not agree with same-sex couples adopting children. There has been discrimination against same-sex couples adopting a child for decades. More than one hundred thousand children are waiting to be adopted in the United States. Many children wait for a permanent home with loving parents, and same-sex couples should be granted the same rights as heterosexual couples when it comes to providing children with a loving and happy home.