Homosexuality is becoming more normalized in today’s society each day. Most people have finally come to accept homosexuality and are okay with it, but one concept that majority of people refuse to acknowledge as okay is same-sex adoption. People are scared of change and believe that the United States is the best country in the world, because of our freedom. However, it is hard to be considered “free” when you are a gay couple who gets discriminated against when adopting a child. Foster care, within the past 2 years, is growing rapidly with more children entering because of neglect, abandonment, abuse, and more. With several adoption agencies still discriminating against gay/lesbian parents, it only makes it harder for these children to be adopted.
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The NHIS, (National Health Interview Survey), reported that in 2014, 1.6 Americans identify as gay/lesbian and 0.7% identify as bisexual. However, there is no study available to show how many of the Americans that are gay came from either heterosexual or homosexual families. In the article, "The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children," author James Pawelski states that, “So few adolescents in either group reported same-gender attractions or same-gender romantic relationships that a statistical comparison was not possible” (Pawelski). Another study I found was by J. Michael Bailey, called “Sexual Orientation of Adult Sons of Gay Fathers”. Bailey conducted a research study on 82 sons from gay fathers. From Bailey’s results, 90% of the sons stated that they were in fact, heterosexual. One last finding was by the American Psychological Association, (APA), which said “Research suggests that sexual identities (including gender identity, gender-role behavior, and sexual orientation) develop in much the same ways among children of lesbian mothers as they do among children of heterosexual parents.” Every study I have come across seems to disagree with this certain myth, indicating that it was never true in the first
The NHIS, (National Health Interview Survey), reported that in 2014, 1.6 Americans identify as gay/lesbian and 0.7% identify as bisexual. However, there is no study available to show how many of the Americans that are gay came from either heterosexual or homosexual families. In the article, "The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children," author James Pawelski states that, “So few adolescents in either group reported same-gender attractions or same-gender romantic relationships that a statistical comparison was not possible” (Pawelski). Another study I found was by J. Michael Bailey, called “Sexual Orientation of Adult Sons of Gay Fathers”. Bailey conducted a research study on 82 sons from gay fathers. From Bailey’s results, 90% of the sons stated that they were in fact, heterosexual. One last finding was by the American Psychological Association, (APA), which said “Research suggests that sexual identities (including gender identity, gender-role behavior, and sexual orientation) develop in much the same ways among children of lesbian mothers as they do among children of heterosexual parents.” Every study I have come across seems to disagree with this certain myth, indicating that it was never true in the first