Gay and Lesbian Adoption
In society today there is a given "norm" of what a family should and shouldn't be. By the very word family I am refer to a relationship that contains children. The socially accepted version of the family is that there is a mum and a dad and children, not two dads or two mothers. There is a growing number of the latter type of families and society is very split on whether these "families" are right and fit for raising children. There are several issues that relate to the raising of children in a homosexual relationship, these are the affect on the child, should homosexuals be able to raise children, the means that they become parents.The main concern of society isn't that gays, as humans are raising children but the affect that being gay is going to have on the children and are they going to turn out normal. An American study found that children of homosexual parents have similar IQs, develop typical friendships, have a normal metal health and are no more likely to be confused about their sexuality (Shapiro 1996). This is not to say that the children are distributed in the same ratio in sexual preference Actually homosexual parents have a higher percentage of gay offspring. This is unlik
J. P. Shapiro. (September 16, 1996) Kids with gay parents: as law makers battle gay marrigaes, a look at how the children fare (pp 75-79) U.S: U.S. News & World Report Inc. ely to do with the parenting style of the gay parents, considering that the latest research shows that homosexuality is largely genetic (Shapiro 1996). It may mean that there is an earlier realization of the child's sexual preference. This is inevitably going to mean that there are going to less marital break ups, because of adults realizing that they are gay. 1. The affect on the children- it has been proven that being raised by gay parents is the same if not better for the children, than if they were raised by heterosexual parents. "Even though homosexuals represent less than three percent of the US population, at least on-third of all child molestations involve homosexual activity. Thus, the propensity for pedophilia is far higher among homosexuals." J, M, Crawford. (May/June 1999) Co-Parent adoption by same-sex couples: From loop hole to Law Families in society (pp 271-278) New York: Family Service America. Editor - K. Healey (1995) Issues for the nineties. (pp 10-12). Vol 39 Australia: The Spinney Press.
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