Same Sex Adoptions

According to A. Dean Byrd, “nature created male and female to be complementary to each other in myriad ways that enhance not only the couple’s relationship, but the healthy and stable development of the children they produce” (Should Gays and Lesbians Be Restricted from Adopting Children). A Dean Byrd is one of the many people across the world who are against same sex marriage as well as same sex adoptions. The subject of gay marriage alone is a very controversial one, but the subject of whether or not gay couples should be allowed to legally adopt children is almost as controversial. The bible might say “Adam and Eve” and not “Adam and Steve”, but despite studies and anti-gay activists who deny it, homosexual couples can raise a child or children …show more content…
According to Crystal Lombardo, the amount of same sex couples adopting is increasing and the number of children staying in welfare communities has decreased (Gay Parenting Pros & Cons). If the people of this nation really cared about children in welfare communities, orphanages, and adoption agencies, they would not be against the children leaving adoption agencies or orphanages and being placed in a safe, loving, and caring home provided by a homosexual couple. Regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, or skin color, every child deserves love, care and attention. In a survey given to thirty-five students at Blue Earth Area High School in grades eighth through eleventh, 100% of the students surveyed believe that every child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving, and caring household. Out of the 100% of students that said children deserve loving, safe, and caring households, ninety-four percent of students believe that same sex couples should legally be able to adopt children. Lombardo also goes on to state that a positive outlook on same sex adoption is that children who are adopted receive the opportunity to grow and learn in a household that is filled with love, affection and great care since most homosexual parents know how they want their children to grow and learn appreciating life (Gay …show more content…
A homosexual couple is indeed as capable of caring and loving a child as a heterosexual couple is. All eligible humans willing to raise a human being as maturely and responsibly as they can should have every right to, despite their gender, sexual orientation, or race. Same sex couples are beginning to become more and more accepted across the nation and the globe, and they have made great steps towards gaining more equal and civil rights. Humans are humans and the idea of equality for all human beings has expanded and will continue to expand in the years to come. Adam and Eve may have been the first significant heterosexual couple, but Adam and Steve are also people that deserve the same basic human and civil rights that Adam and Eve