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Gay Men and Lesbians as Foster Parents in USA
Thesis: Gay men and lesbians should be accepted as adoptive parents.
I. There’s not a reliable study about the possible effects on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents.
1. Nowadays many children are living with a gay or a lesbian foster parent.
II. Troubled children are better understand by homosexual couples.
1. Gay families are open mind..
2. Some foster children were sexually abused.
III. More than 100 000 foster children await adoption.
1. Just 20% of the couples that want to adopt a child are able to be adoptive parents.
2. 10 % of the population of the USA is homosexual.
I. There’s not a reliable study about the possible effects on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents.
1. Nowadays many children are living with a gay or a lesbian foster parent.
II. Troubled children are better understand by homosexual couples.
1. Gay families are open mind..
2. Some foster children were sexually abused.
III. More than 100 000 foster children await adoption.
1. Just 20% of the couples that want to adopt a child are able to be adoptive parents.
2. 10 % of the population of the USA is homosexual.
ORGANIZATION PATTERN 1
Gay Men and Lesbians as Foster Parents in USA
Gay men and lesbians should be accepted as foster parents. Even when society tends to look the homosexual community as twist-mind people or that they are against the God laws. There are many reasons why they can be better foster parents or equal as heterosexual couples. The first reason why gay and lesbian couples must apply to be adoptive parents is because there are not consistent studies which demonstrate bad effects (if there are) in children adopted by homosexuals. The second point is that gay men and lesbians are open mind, so they understand better troubled children. Third; more than 100 000 foster children are awaiting adoption and the number of straight couples able to adopt cover only the 20% of them. Below you can read more about each one.
First of all, there is not a reliable study about the possible effects (if there are) on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents. Due to these researches can be influenced by organizations or persons who finance them, they are not reliable. But we can look at these:
Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “An estimated 14,100 foster children are living with lesbian or gay parents within the United States. Gay and lesbian foster parents are raising approximately 3% of the Nations foster children.” What do these numbers can tell us? Simple, they tell us that gay men and lesbian are good adoptive parents. If they are not, the percentage of homosexual foster parents will be decreasing.
Second, troubled children are better understanded by homosexual couples. Why does this happen? Because gay families are open mind. This help troubled children to feel in an environment of confidence with their adoptive parents. At this point, it is very important to take into consideration that many of the children that are in foster care, have been suffering some kind of sexual abuse. So for them is more comfortable to be with people who have the ability of be open about sexuality.
Third, there are many children awaiting adoption: Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “Currently half a million children live in foster care in the United States and more than 100,000 foster children await adoption.” For these more than 100, 000 foster children who are waiting for adoptive parents. Only 20, 000 foster children are going to have parents, because just the 20% of the heterosexual parents who want to adopt a child, is able to adopt. And if we consider that the 10 percent or 25 million of people in the USA is homosexual. We can predict that the number of foster children with adoptive households will increase. Due to same sex couples haven not the option of have biological children, they want to adopt kids. And most of them have a better social position, which means that they can offer better opportunities to children.
Although there are many reasons why gay men and lesbians should be accepted as foster parents. In most states in USA is not allowed that a homosexual couple adopt a child. For example: According to the Enciclopedya of Adoption:“Florida law continues to ban adoption by homosexuals, as not in “the best interests of the child.” (p. 156) This way of thinking is shared by many people who believe that a homosexual cannot breed good manners in a child or make of him/her a “normal” person. Also because homosexuality has always been linked with pervert things. So people tend to think that a child with gays or lesbians parents is going to be sexual abused by them.
According to what we had have been analyzing, gay men and lesbians must be accepted as adoptive parents. First, because there are not convinving studies that show evidence of bad effects at all on children adopted by homosexual parents. Another good reason is that gay couples are more sensible with troubled children, and foster children tend to be like that. And finally because more than one hundred thousand foster children are waiting for adoptive households, of them more than the 60% are not going to have one because just the 20% of heterosexual parents are able to adopt. USA needs more couples able to adopt these children. Easily the country can find these couples in the homosexual community which the majority have a good social and moral position. That is why same sex couples ought to apply to adopt children.
First of all, there is not a reliable study about the possible effects (if there are) on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents. Due to these researches can be influenced by organizations or persons who finance them, they are not reliable. But we can look at these:
Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “An estimated 14,100 foster children are living with lesbian or gay parents within the United States. Gay and lesbian foster parents are raising approximately 3% of the Nations foster children.” What do these numbers can tell us? Simple, they tell us that gay men and lesbian are good adoptive parents. If they are not, the percentage of homosexual foster parents will be decreasing.
Second, troubled children are better understanded by homosexual couples. Why does this happen? Because gay families are open mind. This help troubled children to feel in an environment of confidence with their adoptive parents. At this point, it is very important to take into consideration that many of the children that are in foster care, have been suffering some kind of sexual abuse. So for them is more comfortable to be with people who have the ability of be open about sexuality.
Third, there are many children awaiting adoption: Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “Currently half a million children live in foster care in the United States and more than 100,000 foster children await adoption.” For these more than 100, 000 foster children who are waiting for adoptive parents. Only 20, 000 foster children are going to have parents, because just the 20% of the heterosexual parents who want to adopt a child, is able to adopt. And if we consider that the 10 percent or 25 million of people in the USA is homosexual. We can predict that the number of foster children with adoptive households will increase. Due to same sex couples haven not the option of have biological children, they want to adopt kids. And most of them have a better social position, which means that they can offer better opportunities to children.
Although there are many reasons why gay men and lesbians should be accepted as foster parents. In most states in USA is not allowed that a homosexual couple adopt a child. For example: According to the Enciclopedya of Adoption:“Florida law continues to ban adoption by homosexuals, as not in “the best interests of the child.” (p. 156) This way of thinking is shared by many people who believe that a homosexual cannot breed good manners in a child or make of him/her a “normal” person. Also because homosexuality has always been linked with pervert things. So people tend to think that a child with gays or lesbians parents is going to be sexual abused by them.
According to what we had have been analyzing, gay men and lesbians must be accepted as adoptive parents. First, because there are not convinving studies that show evidence of bad effects at all on children adopted by homosexual parents. Another good reason is that gay couples are more sensible with troubled children, and foster children tend to be like that. And finally because more than one hundred thousand foster children are waiting for adoptive households, of them more than the 60% are not going to have one because just the 20% of heterosexual parents are able to adopt. USA needs more couples able to adopt these children. Easily the country can find these couples in the homosexual community which the majority have a good social and moral position. That is why same sex couples ought to apply to adopt children.
References
Carry Craft, How Many Foster Children Are Living with Lesbian or Gay Foster Parent? (on line), New York. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/f/gayfoster.htm
Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Kate Chambers (March 23, 2007), Adoption and Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents in the United States (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411437
Gay Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.loveandpride.com/InformationCenter/Tips.aspx?categoryId=7
Carry Craft, How Many People Are Homosexual in the U.S.? (on line), New York. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/f/howmany.htm
Diana Hechavarria (Nov 11, 2005), Family Matters: Gay and Lesbian Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/11023/family_matters_gay_and_lesbian_adoption.html
Christine Adamec and Laurie C. Miller, M.D. (2007) The Encyclopedia of Adoption. VB Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Robert Lerner, Ph.D., and Althea K. Nagai, Ph.D. (2001) No Basis: What the Studies Don’t Tell Us About Same-Sex Parenting. Washington, D.C.
Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Kate Chambers (March 23, 2007), Adoption and Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents in the United States (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411437
Gay Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.loveandpride.com/InformationCenter/Tips.aspx?categoryId=7
Carry Craft, How Many People Are Homosexual in the U.S.? (on line), New York. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/f/howmany.htm
Diana Hechavarria (Nov 11, 2005), Family Matters: Gay and Lesbian Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/11023/family_matters_gay_and_lesbian_adoption.html
Christine Adamec and Laurie C. Miller, M.D. (2007) The Encyclopedia of Adoption. VB Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Robert Lerner, Ph.D., and Althea K. Nagai, Ph.D. (2001) No Basis: What the Studies Don’t Tell Us About Same-Sex Parenting. Washington, D.C.
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