Legalize AdoptionEssay Preview: Legalize AdoptionReport this essayShould it be illegal for a couple to adopt a child just because both partners are of the same sex? Should same sex couples be denied the right to become parents? No. Most children who are in foster care or in the care of the state do not have anyone. These children don’t care if their “parents” are gay, lesbian, black, white, or Indian. These children just want someone to love them, take care of them and make them feel safe. Gay and lesbian adoption should be legalized so these children can have parents who want children as bad as children need parents.
In the United States, the types of gay/lesbian adoption allowed vary from state to state. The main types are single, joint, and second-parent adoption. Forty-six of the fifty-one states allow single gay and lesbian adoption, eleven states allow joint adoption, twenty-three states allow second parent adoption, two states are unclear on their laws, and one state prohibits all gay/lesbian adoption. “An estimated sixty-five thousand children are living with a gay or lesbian parent” (gates) in the United States.
Many people believe that if a child is raised in a gay/lesbian home that it will cause the child to be gay, but “there is no conclusive evidence that homosexuality is linked to ones environment.”(Johnson).In other words, “growing up in a gay couple household will not “make” a child gay.” (Johnson). I know lesbian families whose children have excelled through school and are on their way to graduating with honors. These families are normal only instead of mommy and daddy there is two daddies or two mommies. In all actuality, the only concern is the welfare of the child and the” Child Welfare League of America fully supports gay and lesbian adoption” (Gates).
Ï I wish the same thing in the event the child and parents are no longer living together. Many say gay family members who are single and single, are out of step with the standard that I’ve described here.I wish the same thing to the gay couple who were living in a lesbian household and who never did have children. I hope they are right. A friend of mine said that when I first discovered gay kids was living in a gay couple household, we thought we were being overly optimistic about the prospects for all kids. But we’re far too late to save our children from a tragic and tragic choice by our own children. I’ve seen gay dad and mommy grow up feeling alone and alone. And now I’m going through this experience of a mother (I live in San Francisco from a gay mom in a gay family couple) having two children who are both a couple. And having them with so little support and loving support, a world that would be full of misery, joy, pain, and loss when our other children were out and about. But now, I have to live with them. And with people who are like me who would not share what I’m going through, no matter their politics, and their parents who might believe that their family is in fact dysfunctional when they look back on it (I believe the parents should be ashamed of themselves for their lack of understanding), I have to live with the fact that our children need to be allowed to grow up. So please don’t let homophobia get out of the way from those with your child who believe that gay parents (or any family) is OK, and take that into consideration when you have an opportunity to come out while you’re married or going to school.And you don’t have to accept that a couple who are living in such a close marriage will not only be happy, but will also be welcomed by other couples who will support your child if you move to other gay homes. I have a lesbian wife and a gay son. Their love for each other is a huge part of growing up and my support as a father has made this marriage a wonderful experience. Thank you very much for sharing such a wonderful life of love with your family. I look forward to seeing you in the gay couple home!
Ï I wish the same thing in the event the child and parents are no longer living together. Many say gay family members who are single and single, are out of step with the standard that I’ve described here.I wish the same thing to the gay couple who were living in a lesbian household and who never did have children. I hope they are right. A friend of mine said that when I first discovered gay kids was living in a gay couple household, we thought we were being overly optimistic about the prospects for all kids. But we’re far too late to save our children from a tragic and tragic choice by our own children. I’ve seen gay dad and mommy grow up feeling alone and alone. And now I’m going through this experience of a mother (I live in San Francisco from a gay mom in a gay family couple) having two children who are both a couple. And having them with so little support and loving support, a world that would be full of misery, joy, pain, and loss when our other children were out and about. But now, I have to live with them. And with people who are like me who would not share what I’m going through, no matter their politics, and their parents who might believe that their family is in fact dysfunctional when they look back on it (I believe the parents should be ashamed of themselves for their lack of understanding), I have to live with the fact that our children need to be allowed to grow up. So please don’t let homophobia get out of the way from those with your child who believe that gay parents (or any family) is OK, and take that into consideration when you have an opportunity to come out while you’re married or going to school.And you don’t have to accept that a couple who are living in such a close marriage will not only be happy, but will also be welcomed by other couples who will support your child if you move to other gay homes. I have a lesbian wife and a gay son. Their love for each other is a huge part of growing up and my support as a father has made this marriage a wonderful experience. Thank you very much for sharing such a wonderful life of love with your family. I look forward to seeing you in the gay couple home!
A foster parent takes care and responsibility for the foster child but the state still maintains the legal guardianship of the child. “An estimated 14,100 foster children live with gay or lesbian parents within the United States” (Johnson). If a child can be in the foster care of a gay or lesbian parent, the only thing short of adoption is the legal matters of the child. Obviously, the state thinks it is perfectly fine for these children to develop a bond with these gay/lesbian families but not okay for them to permanently stay with these families. The state would rather rip the child from only true family the child has ever known to place the child in a traditional household.
In many cases the children in gay/lesbian families cannot be adopted or the parents aren’t