The Pros And Cons Of Gay Parenting

In recent years, gay and lesbian parenting has been a discussion of huge debate across the nation. It’s a subject with such heated conversation like that of, politics. This has also been in the interest of many studies, about how it effects a child raised by that of a two males or two females. Among other debates that involve gay and lesbian couples such as, gay marriage or gay rights. These rights have often been taken for granted by many of Americans, but while gay and lesbians are denied most of these rights. The three biggest factors that are talk about in the parenting of children by gay and lesbian parents is that of; A child needs both a mother and a father to be properly raised, a family is a male, female, and children and last and one of the most talked about is the negative effects it has on the child as they grow up and face the world with two openly homosexual parents; a “mom” and “dad. While I believe that every gay and lesbian person should be able to raise a family, just as any other person; I do have a fear for the child’s well-being, simply because of the society we live in today and the crude criticism they may face.
I myself find this extremely fascinating and personally interesting as I myself would like to have a family someday. I feel that the sociological perspective is that the point of view that people of come to think of gay and lesbian rights to adopt children is not the social norm and should not be allowed, as many people feel it is a choice to be gay or lesbian and they believe that is immoral.
Politics and laws are one of the biggest factors keeping gay and lesbian couples from adopting children. This is to discourage or prevent gay and lesbians from even trying to adopt. It has been proven that m...

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... that will for a very long time, be in the eye of debate in this generation. A child being raised by gay and lesbian couples is looked at as deviant, because it is not a social norm. I was enlightened to read about all of the studies and gained support that has grown around this issue in the past two decades. The more and more accepting this generation and the next become, the more likely this will not continue in society as a social issue. If you take away the criticism and look at the whole picture of how gay and lesbian couples could change they number of homeless and foster children it would be heartwarming to see that these children are being raised by a family what calls them their own and teaches them the values of life. I have faith that someday this will not be so uncommon for gay and lesbians to make a family and have equal right of heterosexual couples.