Persuasive Essay On Gay Adoption

Throughout the United States, the difference in opinion in gay adoption has risen as gay marriage has become legal. The positive side to the controversy is that homosexual parents are more into the children’s future because they want to become parents. As children grow up having parents of the same gender they will learn more about themselves. They are able to stand out and be understanding with others they encounter. No matter the parents, children should be viewed on their characteristics not on who their parents are.
Pro #1 - Reannen
Throughout the United States children view that homosexual parents are more open minded which helps their kids in the future to be more open minded in viewing others. Many believe there is going to be a difference
between children because of who they are raised by. In many cases like Rye, she got adopted at a young age from a Lesbian couple as she grew up she learned how to be herself. “ No one bullied her; they simply denied the Russo-Young's’ definition of a family.” She never had troubles in school with other students they never bullied her the only thing they believed to be different was her definition of a family. Students said her family was not a real family because it did not consist of a mother and father. Another example is a young gay couple with young children moved to a new location in Houston, Texas. Despite their misgivings about relocating from Houston to this tidy subdivision, the family has yet to encounter hostility from their neighbors. “We have to give straight people more credit,” Caraway says with a wry smile. “I’m working on that.” The couple was really worried moving into a new place that the neighbors would not accept them or their child, little did they know as the moved in that they would be surrounded by accepting neighbors and to their surprise another gay couple who had children. This made it easier for them to move, they felt uneasy still because they have to get use to straight couples who will be accepting of the LGBT community.
Pro #2 - Reannen
Homosexual parents should not be discriminated on parenting by have two mothers or two fathers they should be viewed by how they treat and respect the children.
"Parenting should not be viewed on the sexual orientation of the parents it should be on how the parents treat and respect their children.” Throughout the United states many question of how gay and lesbian couples can take care of kids, in Baltimore they believe that no matter the sexuality of the couple they should be able to adopt kids.“ Baltimore, according to adoption lawyers, appears to be the only jurisdiction where judges have agreed to treat homosexual couples the same way they treat straight couples Citation.” This is not in every state, but they said that if they should be able to be married they should be able to adopt and have kids. Associations around the United states have learned that kids that have parents that are gay or lesbian are raised to do better. “ Psychological Association disputes the claim that children are more successful when raised by hetersexual parents. The American Association also supports adoption by same sex couples.” Kids are more likely to find out about their sexualality and be able to determine who they are. “ Having gay parents can be valuable for children questioning their own sexuality and gender identity, Wilson said.” This helps kids to feel less pressure to be like everyone else, the child feels more secure finding who they are than if they were raised by heterosexual
parents. Parenting should not affect how your kid lives in the day to day world, many kids are worried about others and parents shouldn’t be judged on the sexual orientation.
Parenting should not be viewed on the sexual orientation of the parent it should be on how the parents treat and respect their children. As children grow up, parenting is all about how he-she talks, and relates to your kid it does not matter the gender the child just wants to know that their parent is there and is willing to listen. “ Across the country and especially in Illinois, we just don’t have enough people who have stepped forward, and we think in the (LGBT) community there are people who would be good parents,” Said Susan McConnell”.As parents in the LGBT community they are going to be higher in motivation to have a child, when they put in their application for adoption, they want a child who they will love unconditionally no matter gender, race, or sexualality. Many people as they become older see that parenting is not about the sexuality of the parent, it is about how well he-she treats and respects their child.