Everyone should be able to get married, adopt a child, go to school, or get a job without having to worry about being discriminated against. However, this is not the case. In most places same-sex couples cannot even do any of these things, and if they can they get discriminated against while doing so. Homosexuals and same-sex couples absolutely are the most discriminated groups of people. Same-sex couples in many states are still fighting everyday to just simply get married. Thirty-five states have made same-sex marriage legal, but there are still fifteen states that have a ban on same-sex marriage and those fifteen will not recognize the union (“Same-Sex Marriage Fast Facts”). Those fifteen states now have an easier time now to keep the …show more content…
The process is very long and very costly. Same-sex parents have even more trouble trying to adopt then opposite-sex couples do. Even some out of country adoption agencies are refusing to adopt to same-sex couples. It is also harder for the gay community to adopt because many people believe that children are negatively affected when growing up in home with two moms or two dads. Florida and other states do not allow same-sex adoption at all. Florida does not even allow second parent adoption (“Legal Issues for Gay and Lesbian Adoption”). Many tests have been done to show whether this fact is true. The tests have shown that children are not affected by the sexual orientation of their parents, but by the quality of their parents (“How Do Children In Same-Sex Adoption …show more content…
Although Bill Clinton passed a law to protect them during his presidency, not much change was made (“Employment Non-Discrimination Act”). Big companies were still discriminating against gays for work purposes, and small religious business owners were also fighting the laws made to help protect homosexuals in the workplace. The business owners are saying it’s against their religion to hire gay people (“Will Obama’s Executive Order”)."It doesn 't make much sense, but today in America, millions of our fellow citizens wake up and go to work with the awareness that they could lose their job, not because of anything they do or fail to do, but because of who they are. And that’s wrong." President Obama said on July twenty-first while signing a new executive order. This order will help protect homosexuals and transsexuals in the workplace (Hudson, David). Teen suicide is a serious problem. "30% of all completed adolescence suicides are related to sexual identity crisis."(Seligson, Mitchell). Several kids in school report being bullied daily based on their sexual preference and these kids also report that they do not want to even come to school because they feel unsafe. Several teens also say they are physically assaulted weekly because of their sexuality (“Gay Bullying
Abstract On June 26, 2015 a divided Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples could now marry nationwide. At the time of the split ruling there were 9 supreme court justices, 5 of the justices were Republicans, and the remaining 4 were Democrats. In high profile cases it is except that the justices will vote along party lines. When the 5-4 ruling was reveled by the following statement. “It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right (Corn,2015).” written by
The legislatures of states are deeply involved in the public debate on how to define marriage, and argue whether marriage’s legal definition should be extended to same-gender couples. Currently, seventeen states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage is prohibited in thirty-three states, and twenty-nine states outlaw same-gender unions in their state constitutions. The effects of special interest group lobbying for and against same-sex marriage legalization impact local and state governments, as well as states’ constitutions.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Adoption recently has caused a hot-spot debate in Australia . Mr Rudd just argued that we should maintain the policy but I don’t agree with him. I am sure many of you are not satisfied with the current situation because we all clear this is not a great one. Adoption is so important because it is a way to change children’s lives. This debate is not about me and Mr Rudd; it’s about you and these children so you should make the best choice. For too long this policy has been disadvantaged to the children who are adopted or going to be adopted and those foster families. It’s the time to change. Relaxing the regulation of adoption within Australia and from overseas will be one of the liberal party’s aiming next term if I get your support. And let me tell you why choosing to relax adoption’s regulation is stepping up in the right direction to change.
Homosexuals can marry just like any other person, with the same rights and obligations as heterosexuals. If a homosexual complains of discrimination because he or she can't marry someone of the same sex is as if a polygamous complains of discrimination because you can't marry several women, or a pedophile with a child. There is no discrimination with none of these ones. Everyone is equal to the la...
Household, a house with occupants regarded by a unit. But how does one get to a household? The first step is to get a house, almost anyone can get a house with the right resources. From there, you gain people in your life a husband or a wife and children. Children are a wonderful gift from God, but sadly not everyone can conceive a child. As well as that there are people for whatever reason are not able to care for their children so they give them up for adoption. At first glance they seem drastically different from one another. They both require you to go through different methods. It’s easier to purchase a house than to adopt a child. They both can take a while to get, but adoption can take up to years. It may be a terrible house in a terrible
Currently in today’s society, coming out as gay is easier than admitting to a serious mental problem. This effect puts a burden on teens who suffer from problems and don’t know where to go; which led to the increase of teen suicides as seen in the media. In the average classroom size, about three of the twenty-four students have depression; not mentioning other common disorders such as bipolar disorder, panic disorder, ADHD, conduct disorder, and eating disorders. Without better programs in schools to prevent and inform about mental disorders, the current taboo on them, the bullying of students suffering, and the romanticization of diseases will continue to increase the negative effect mental disorders have on teens.
Six in ten americans have had at least one experience with adoption. Many people who are adopted try to look for their real parents sometime throughout their lives. Although this could be a good thing after adopting parents would like privacy and protection of their new child. Some parents who give their child up for adoption may be physically unstable. This could mean letting them be apart of your child's life could provide a bad influence for your child.
There are many reason why gay adoption is banned and why people object to it. Some people like Bill Maier, a child psychologist working with the conservative Focus on the Family, would say, “Children in foster care ‘are already scarred’ by abuse and neglect, we would want to do everything we could to place them in the optimal home environment” (Watson). Foster children would prefer a loving and nurturing home with a gay couple, rather than move around from foster parent to foster parent. Foster children are often victims of "foster care shuffle." For example, a child can live in twenty different homes before he or she turns eighteen. Anna Freud, a child psychologist, wrote “a child can handle almost anything better than instability”
One of the most complicated issues regarding to adoption is whether or not adoptees should have access to their birth certificates. Some people argue that yes, they should have unlimited access to their original birth certificate once they reach a certain age and other people argue that no they should not. In the United States, there are forty-eight states that do not allow adult adopted people to receive their birth certificates (Ashe web). If they request to receive a birth certificate the names that will show up are their adoptive parents but biological parents name are very confidential. It was before the twentieth century, when the records were opened to the public's eye (Ashe web). Sealing the records began around the nineteen fifties. Sealing the records means that files can no longer be accessed by the public unless with a court order (Google Definition web). “Adoption records were sealed when social workers counseled adopting parents not to tell their children they were adopted” (Riben web). This is kind of shaky ground because there are people who believe that their adopted kids
Marriage equality rights have come a long way over the last several year, however there is still more progress to be made. Achieving gay marriage rights across the nation has been a long fight and has caused quite a great deal of controversy. While more and more people, churches, organizations, businesses, etc. are all starting to support the movement, thousands of them still do not. While achieving the goal of marriage rights in the LGBT community may seem never ending, it’s important to recognize the small wins along the way.
Getting put in different homes, and never really having a place to call home really affects a child life. Giving the kids a chance to be in a loving home is better than getting tosed around in the foster system. Kids being adopted by a gay couple can confuse them. Many in society belive that gays do not have the right parenting skills.
In an interview done by the Huffington post featuring American personal trainer Jillian Michaels and her partner Heidi Rhoades, they talk about how they built their family and how they adopted their Haitian daughter Lukensia Michaels Rhoades. In the interview Jillian states “It is very upsetting knowing the truth now, and knowing that there are over 120,000 kids in the system now whose parental rights have been terminated” (Nichols). Both Jillian and Heidi have so much love for their adopted daughter and son and have such a successful home life without any problems with being same sex parents, so if their home life is the same as everyone else’s then how come in some states homosexual couples aren’t given the same rights as heterosexual couples
Many children are put for adoption, or are put in foster care, but how many are being raised by same sex parents. Also, how many are actually raised by biological Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) parents. People 's concerns are for the children and rather it is not in the best interest for the children. Adoption, or fostering children can be a difficult process for same sex parents to complete outside of private agencies. Others concerns are about the homophobic society; LGBTQ parents should not be discriminated against and should not have to go to private agencies, or those who have their biological children also have concerns about their children being bullied.
In September of 2011, a 14-year-old boy from Williamsville, New York named Jamey Rodemeyer took his own life. Rodemeyer’s suicide may have been the result of years of bullying and harassment, having faced hateful comments and gay slurs in school and online (Praetorius 2011). Rodemeyer was not alone. September of 2010 was particularly deadly for young gay students with a number of suicides: Billy Lucas (15), Seth Walsh (13), Tyler Clementi (18), Harrison Chase Brown (15), Asher Brown (13), and Caleb Nolt (14) (Eliason 2011). According to the American Psychological Association (2013), rates of suicide among people ages 15 to 24 have been increasing at an alarming rate. Risk factors for suicide include depression and other mental disorders. Specifically, young people who are unable to cope with the challenges of adolescence develop a severe vulnerability to mental disorders caused by stressors like disciplinary problems, interpersonal losses, family violence, sexual orientation confusion, physical and sexual abuse, and being the victim of bullying (American Psychological Association 2013). While it is understood that suicide is not unique to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, research suggests that elevated rates of suicidal behaviors exist in LGBT youth (Bagley & Tremblay
Children might feel unaccepted by one of the parents in the nucleus of a new family after adoption. Some people believe that gay adoption is harmful to the children involved. Moreover, such people state that those children involved will develop emotional problems, such as sexual identity confusion and depression.