Gay Parenting
Over the past few years, the idea of same-sex couples has become more and more acceptable in today’s society. Gay marriage was recently legalized in all 50 states, but being married and raising kids are two totally different things, and many believe that gay couples still should not have the right to raise children. In fact, only 12% of Americans believe that same-sex couples raising children would be good for society (Davies 3). The question is, what makes heterosexual couples more qualified to raise children than homosexual couples?
Gay couples have not always been allowed to raise children, or even adopt a child of their own. However, the recent change in marriage laws has allowed same sex couples to start their own families, including children.
Some people believe that same sex couples do not obtain the same parental rights/abilities as heterosexual couples do. It’s widely believed that if a child is brought up by gay parents, then the child itself will become gay. Some may say that a child cannot properly be raised without a male and female influence. Others are concerned with whether or not the child itself will be comfortable with being raised by homosexuals. People that have more religious tendencies tend to think …show more content…
However, just because there are studies that show differences between children that are raised by gay parents and children that are raised by same sex parents, does not mean that these effects were negative. An analysis of studies from the past two decades has revealed that in general, children that were brought up by homosexual parents tend to be well-adjusted and have very good self-esteem (Davies
Over the past few years, the idea of same-sex couples has become more and more acceptable in today’s society. Gay marriage was recently legalized in all 50 states, but being married and raising kids are two totally different things, and many believe that gay couples still should not have the right to raise children. In fact, only 12% of Americans believe that same-sex couples raising children would be good for society (Davies 3). The question is, what makes heterosexual couples more qualified to raise children than homosexual couples?
Gay couples have not always been allowed to raise children, or even adopt a child of their own. However, the recent change in marriage laws has allowed same sex couples to start their own families, including children.
Some people believe that same sex couples do not obtain the same parental rights/abilities as heterosexual couples do. It’s widely believed that if a child is brought up by gay parents, then the child itself will become gay. Some may say that a child cannot properly be raised without a male and female influence. Others are concerned with whether or not the child itself will be comfortable with being raised by homosexuals. People that have more religious tendencies tend to think …show more content…
However, just because there are studies that show differences between children that are raised by gay parents and children that are raised by same sex parents, does not mean that these effects were negative. An analysis of studies from the past two decades has revealed that in general, children that were brought up by homosexual parents tend to be well-adjusted and have very good self-esteem (Davies