Persuasive Essay On Gay Adoption

It is so much better to have two moms or two dads, than no parents at all? In March 2007, there were 65,000 children adopted and being raised by homosexual parents in the United States (Gandossy, 2007). There were also, more than 14,100 foster children in loving homes with homosexual couples (Gandossy, 2007). There are so many children that need parents in America, parenting should not be defined by sexuality, instead anyone who is fit to be parents should be allowed to adopt.
So why not let homosexual couples adopt? We must consider the estimated millions of children that are in the child welfare system. The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) confirms that homosexuals are just as appropriate to raise children and have families as any heterosexuals (CWLA, 2009). The American Academy of Pediatrics claims that children with homosexual parents have the same opportunities and the same presumptions for health, adjustment, and development as children who have heterosexual parents (Coparent or second-parent adoption by same-sex parents.,2002). This is not an issue about gays”, Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted states, who was adopted as a child. “This is about children” (Stone, 2008). Homosexual parents have proven their qualifications for being foster.
The National Adoption Center believes that
Many of the homosexuals that are trying to adopt are often seen as resources for “Special Needs” children (2009). The homosexuals are so excited to become parents and build a loving family; that many are keen to take the children that most pass on. Most of the children adopted by homosexuals are the ones with the most obligations (CWLA, 2009). “Rather than excluding, one might consider that some people, because of their sexual orientation, may be better able to serve these children” (CWLA, 2009, pg 3, para