Foster The People
“Nationwide, more than 463,000 children live in foster care” (Foster Care Statistics). In America, there are hundreds of thousands of children who are without a proper home or without someone to love them. These children are left to feel alone and isolated. Is that how a child should feel? The answer is no. There is a great shortage of people willing to take in these children. There is a certain group of adults that are willing to take these children in; however, many have claimed that these adults are in unfit to care for children due to their sexual orientation. In the American Foster care system, LGBT couples are viewed as inadequate caregivers to children due to the claims of people who disagree with their differing sexual …show more content…
The Federal Information & News Dispatch comments, “Only seven states prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in adoption, and only five explicitly ban discrimination in foster care. Louisiana, Mississippi and Michigan prohibit same-sex couples from jointly adopting, and Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky and Kansas restrict same-sex couples from accessing second-parent adoption.”(Congressional Documents and Publications). The times tides have been turning for LBGT couples due to the fact that only 7 states still having laws preventing the fostering or adoption of children. If America as a whole proceeds to looking forward, the barrier these states have create can be disbanded so that all LGBT couples in any region of the U.S. have equal rights to adopt and to foster children. Another positive aspect to look was that legislation in the American government that is written to end any bans on fostering and adoption of children by LGBT children. The Federal Information & News Dispatch states the following, “The legislation Gillibrand outlined would bar any entity that receives federal funds and is involved in adoption or foster care placement from discriminating against parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.” (Congressional Documents and Publications). There is great amount of process being made for those of LGBT community due to the efforts of many people that have a vision of equality rights for all
“Nationwide, more than 463,000 children live in foster care” (Foster Care Statistics). In America, there are hundreds of thousands of children who are without a proper home or without someone to love them. These children are left to feel alone and isolated. Is that how a child should feel? The answer is no. There is a great shortage of people willing to take in these children. There is a certain group of adults that are willing to take these children in; however, many have claimed that these adults are in unfit to care for children due to their sexual orientation. In the American Foster care system, LGBT couples are viewed as inadequate caregivers to children due to the claims of people who disagree with their differing sexual …show more content…
The Federal Information & News Dispatch comments, “Only seven states prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in adoption, and only five explicitly ban discrimination in foster care. Louisiana, Mississippi and Michigan prohibit same-sex couples from jointly adopting, and Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky and Kansas restrict same-sex couples from accessing second-parent adoption.”(Congressional Documents and Publications). The times tides have been turning for LBGT couples due to the fact that only 7 states still having laws preventing the fostering or adoption of children. If America as a whole proceeds to looking forward, the barrier these states have create can be disbanded so that all LGBT couples in any region of the U.S. have equal rights to adopt and to foster children. Another positive aspect to look was that legislation in the American government that is written to end any bans on fostering and adoption of children by LGBT children. The Federal Information & News Dispatch states the following, “The legislation Gillibrand outlined would bar any entity that receives federal funds and is involved in adoption or foster care placement from discriminating against parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.” (Congressional Documents and Publications). There is great amount of process being made for those of LGBT community due to the efforts of many people that have a vision of equality rights for all