In today’s society, there are certain stereotypical people that are uninterested in gay or lesbian marriage. Everyone should have the right to decide on who they would like to marry. Gay marriage should be legal and a non-punishable offense because it can prevent teenage suicides, more children will be adopted, and people will not feel like second-class citizens.
If humanity was to acquire gay marriage, it would lower and prevent some teen suicides. Most teens are deciding and revealing what path they are going to take in middle or high school. “The number of suicide attempts among high school students decreased in states where same-sex marriage was legal. The findings covered thirty-two states that legalized same-sex marriage from 1999 to
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If the world would accept that anyone can love anybody then schools could help prepare the kids. Also, families and other kids would see that is not a complex thing to be a part of the LGBT community.
Also, LGBT couples are also not even allowed to adopt children out of foster care systems. “There are over 670,000 children that have spent time in U.S. foster care systems” (“Foster Care”). All people should get to experience having kids. Kids bring so much joy and happiness to people. “45 percent of lesbians and 36 percent of gays desire to have children” (Gilles 46). Therefore, if they LGBT was allowed to have kids from all states, then that would completely drop the number of foster care children.
In addition to that majority of people that do not support LGBT couples to have kids say that kids will grow up gay like their parents, and they will be weak. “Children that grow up in same-sex households are more sympathetic to differences and more likely to believe in equality for all. Children raised in same-sex households are proven to be more open minded about different lifestyles and relationships than children who are raised in traditional opposite-sex households” (“LGBT Adoption Advantages”). LGBT have a very unsatisfying life, due
Every new colony is quick in building a cemetery and prison because they know that misbehavior and death are inevitable.
The world as we know it is changing, and the people on it are changing too. Too many children today are bullied and isolated, and children having homosexual parents are definitely not exempt from this ridiculing. In the world’s efforts to eliminate bullying, we should encourage people to realize that inside, people are all the same-no matter the circumstances. Children raised in homosexual households may have an advantage over some adults in regards to this viewpoint, because these children have grown up with the fact that although people are all different, they are all the same on the inside. Although LGTBQ+ households are different from more taditional households, they are not different for the worse. These households should be cherished; all families are important, as said by George Santayana when he said, “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces”. These children, growing up with valuable life lessons about acceptance, kindness, passion, bravery, and many others, will someday become strong leaders in the world and hopefully change the world for the better for all
According to an organization called Lifelong Adoptions who are registered with the Registry of California Adoption Facilitators, “Many gay couples form relationships that are more stable than many heterosexual marriages.” (LGBT 1). Which allow the couple to be together longer and have a longer life together. The more stable relationship will be a good relationship model for the child because studies have shown the type of partner children tend to grow up having are based around the stability of their parents relationship. Again according to the organization Lifelong Adoptions who are registered with the Registry of California Adoption Facilitators, “Children of gay parents report they felt less hindered by gender stereotypes than they might have been if raised in a heterosexual household.” (LGBT 1). Being tied down to gender stereotypes and not letting a child explore their curiosity is a difficult topic to get around for most, because many people have encountered sayings like,“Boys can’t wear pink.” or “You throw like a girl.”. Without those sayings being said by the ones the children are being raised by, they feel less likely to have limitations exploring who they are and what they want to be growing
Over the last year, researchers in Australia found that having gay or lesbian parents does not affect a child’s education, social development or emotional health. "Evidence shows that gay men and lesbians make just as good parents …” The fact that the parents love someone who is of the same gender, does not hinder their ability to love and raise a child. Children need role models,
Recently the American President was quoted in Chicago showing his support for gay couples adopting. "...what makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it 's the courage to raise one." This shows how times have changed and the support for gay rights is growing. Sadly many people feel that same sex marriage should be illegal because they feel that homosexual couples are unable to make the same contributions to society that heterosexual marriages are able to make. Despite this homosexual marriages do not affect society in a negative way and should be legal and recognized just as heterosexual marriages are. Physically homosexuals cannot procreate, but that does not mean that they can 't contribute to society through raising children well. There are millions of children who want to be in a home with a family who love them. Foster children are often sent from foster home to foster home, which leads to a very unsteady childhood. Currently one quarter of children living with same-sex couples in the United States have been adopted, according to a research done by the Georgia State University College of Law. Some say that homosexuals will not be able to provide a stable house for children, but a home with two caring parents is far more stable than a foster home where a child rarely receives attention. Due to the fact that most nations are wanting to be one of equality, if homosexuals are not allowed
There are hundreds of thousands of children who are in foster care and need a home with a family who will love and care for them. Families lead by same-sex couples are viewed as “non-traditional households” and these parents raise their children in very much the same ways as heterosexual parents. These children grow with their adoptive families and if their parents have a stable relationship with each other and with their adoptive children, and have great support systems, then it should not be difficult for those children to thrive in the world as children of gay/lesbian parents.
More gay and lesbian people are having kids than before. According to Sunday Morning on NBC, 125,000 gay or lesbian couples had adopted a child in 2010. This may seem like a small percentage of the population, however this is the first time that those numbers had ever been tallied. LGBT people cannot reproduce as easily as a heterosexual couple. This allows the LGBT couple to plan out and think ahead for the future. Currently there are an estimated 14,100 foster children in gay and lesbian homes awaiting adoption. Also interesting statistics in this field, over half of gay men, and 41% of lesbian women want to have children. There is also an estimated 2 million gay or lesbian people in the United States that are interested in adoption. Lastly there are approximately 4% of the children in the U.S. that are currently being raised in a LGBT home (The Williams Institute
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
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
Everyone has a different variation on what parenting should be. There are good and bad elements in every household. However, George Dent, law professor, argues that same-sex families have a lot of downfalls. Those downfalls include little to no ties with biological parents, lack of gender specific nurturing from a mother or father, confusion about their own sexuality, and increased instability. Dent also feels as if artificial reproduction technologies should not be used by same-sex couples to gain a family and they should have limited rights to adoption (Dent). Having little to no ties with their biological parents may cause a child to have a sense of lost identity. They may not feel as though they can fully understand who they are without knowing where they came from. This identity crisis may cause any child to act out and cause issues. Then when a child has a lack of gender specific nurturing it can cause them to be confused about gender roles. Along with gender role confusion, is the argument that children in a LGBT home may be deprived of what it is like to have a mom or have a dad, but at least they have someone who loves them. Other arguments say that children leaving with a homosexual parent(s) may experience confusion about their own sexuality. Basically, because they are surrounded by homosexuality every day, they may be more prone to also become a homosexual. Another concern about children being raised in a same-sex household is that it increases their chance at instability. Because same-sex marriage is still fairly new, a lot of stress can occur for anyone apart of a LGBT family. That stress can cause a lot of fighting and issues in the family, which is correlated to instability in the household (Dent). With all of that being said, many people argue that same-sex relationships are okay, but they
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
Studies and findings have proven that most gay and lesbian families are equally or more devoted to preserving family morality as heterosexuals are. Gay adoption is beneficial and should not be discouraged. Homosexual parents are capable of being great parents just like heterosexuals are. Gay parents are willing to offer their love and devotion to their adopted kids. Lastly, every kid deserves a family and should be able to have parents, whether homosexual or not. Gay couples’ adoption should not be discouraged because same-sex parents make just as good of parents as heterosexuals, these parents offer unconditional love and every child deserves the right to a family.
One of the most important thing for children is to have a loving and supporting home. Having a loving and supportive home can come from same-sex couple or heterosexual couples. According to the article Overview of gay and lesbian parenting, adoption and foster care by American Civil Liberties “Good parenting is not influenced by sexual orientation. Rather, it is influenced most profoundly by a parent's ability to create a loving and nurturing home -- an ability that does not depend on whether a parent is gay or straight.” This just shows how important it is for kids to
As the society changing, the history of marriage also changes. Marriage is legally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, but do those two partners always have to be a man and a woman? Most people believe that homosexuals should be granted equal rights as heterosexual couples. Being as an important social issue, same-sex marriage has become a hot topic of public debates in the recent years. For over the past decade, public support for the same-sex marriage has quickly risen. The United States is one of over twenty countries that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. I believe that same-sex marriage should be legalized in all countries for several reasons, such as being an issue of equal rights, separation of church and state, no negative effect on the heterosexual communities, increasing in child adoption, and decreasing divorce and suicide rates.
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about the LGBTQ students in school through the media. There are many conflicting views on LGBTQ students in school, such as LGBTQ corrupting other students and being a nuisance in school. Although some conservative parents believe that integrating information on the LGBTQ community into schools will corrupt their children, it should be taught because it advocates for students who are a part of the LGBTQ community, it allows Gender-neutral or transgender students to go to their choice of bathroom, encourages a more open environment, and expands the teaching of safe sex for not only heterosexual couples.