There are many issues surrounding same-sex couples wanting to have children.
Who is the legal guardian of the child in terms of custody? Will the child be bullied because of their parents? How is bullying stopped? Will that child grow up the same as any other child would? Does a parent’s sexual orientation determine the child’s sexual orientation?
Viet Nguyen, the secretary of Texas Tech University’s Gay-Straight Alliance, said she sees no difference between children of same-sex couples and heterosexual couples.
“There’s nothing wrong with them, mentally, physically, academically, there’s nothing wrong,” Nguyen said.
According to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are many factors that determine a child’s development …show more content…
However, he added that when children are in school, the majority of them have a mom and a dad. Some of these parents do not think it is okay to have two moms or two dads, he said.
“But like me personally, I don’t see why it would matter,” Sauceda said. “They’re getting the love and everything they would get if it was a mom and a dad.”
The New Family Structures Study was conducted to see how the different upbringings of young adults in America affected different aspects of their lives.
The study asked from a range of one to five how overall happy they were. It was reported an average of 3.87 of adults raised in a lesbian household to be overall happy, while adults raised in gay households reported an average of 3.72 of overall happiness. On the other side, an average of 4.16 of adults from intact heterosexual families said they were overall happy. From this data, it can be inferred that there is a slight difference in happiness in the lives of people from same-sex couples and heterosexual …show more content…
“I’ve got a lot of friends that have been together for years,” Sauceda said. “I just feel like it’s going to be more and more common with the years to come, just with how many people there are around our age.”
With President-elect Donald Trump coming into power, policies might be affected. For example, there might be similar court cases like the one in New York to come up. Trump has the power to appoint a new Supreme Court Judge, which will greatly influence these issues. Seeing as gay rights are a more liberal topic, policies may change or be harder to pass. Especially since Republicans control the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
One thing to note is that at the Republican National Convention, after the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, the then nominee, Trump, said he would be there for the LGBTQ community.
“As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. Believe me," Trump said. Time will tell to see what Trump decides to
Who is the legal guardian of the child in terms of custody? Will the child be bullied because of their parents? How is bullying stopped? Will that child grow up the same as any other child would? Does a parent’s sexual orientation determine the child’s sexual orientation?
Viet Nguyen, the secretary of Texas Tech University’s Gay-Straight Alliance, said she sees no difference between children of same-sex couples and heterosexual couples.
“There’s nothing wrong with them, mentally, physically, academically, there’s nothing wrong,” Nguyen said.
According to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, there are many factors that determine a child’s development …show more content…
However, he added that when children are in school, the majority of them have a mom and a dad. Some of these parents do not think it is okay to have two moms or two dads, he said.
“But like me personally, I don’t see why it would matter,” Sauceda said. “They’re getting the love and everything they would get if it was a mom and a dad.”
The New Family Structures Study was conducted to see how the different upbringings of young adults in America affected different aspects of their lives.
The study asked from a range of one to five how overall happy they were. It was reported an average of 3.87 of adults raised in a lesbian household to be overall happy, while adults raised in gay households reported an average of 3.72 of overall happiness. On the other side, an average of 4.16 of adults from intact heterosexual families said they were overall happy. From this data, it can be inferred that there is a slight difference in happiness in the lives of people from same-sex couples and heterosexual …show more content…
“I’ve got a lot of friends that have been together for years,” Sauceda said. “I just feel like it’s going to be more and more common with the years to come, just with how many people there are around our age.”
With President-elect Donald Trump coming into power, policies might be affected. For example, there might be similar court cases like the one in New York to come up. Trump has the power to appoint a new Supreme Court Judge, which will greatly influence these issues. Seeing as gay rights are a more liberal topic, policies may change or be harder to pass. Especially since Republicans control the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
One thing to note is that at the Republican National Convention, after the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, the then nominee, Trump, said he would be there for the LGBTQ community.
“As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. Believe me," Trump said. Time will tell to see what Trump decides to