Persuasive Essay On Child Adoption

When it comes to GLBT adoptive families there has been much adversity. This is a huge issue when it comes to GLBT adoptive families. They have gone through a period where individuals believed that those adopted by gay or lesbian couples were more likely to face psychological problems, risk of being molested, to be sexually confused (Stephen Erich PhD, 2005) and many other terrible things. However, none of this is true, every child is at risk of danger, psychological problems and being confused about their sexuality, it doesn’t matter what the sexual orientation of their adoptive parent(s). This issue made it harder for those in GLBT community to adopt children who needed homes. With the ban on GLBT adoption in certain states it left one-fifth

Though Avery stated she didn’t want to discuss things her family should have pushed a little harder to get her to go and talk to someone who was non-bias. This could have help to recreate unification quicker. Having someone who knew nothing about her and only knew what she was telling them could have help her express herself better to her family. Avery became too closed off and only had outlets that knew her to well to be non-bias because they only wanted her to be happy on her journey of self-discovery. A therapist, social worker, or psychologist could have provided Avery with a mediator between her and her family. Even with her living outside the home it would have been helpful to have some help to actually speak to her family about what she was going through. Instead of talking she distant herself, leaving her family to feel the brunt of the rejection she was feeling from her birth mother. That fear of rejection could have been discussed more in-depth and looked at from different viewpoints had Avery had a counselor in the beginning of her reaching out to her birth mother.

Also, it would have been beneficial for Avery to join a support group. A support group would surround her with individuals who are or have gone through what she was experience throughout the film. She would have been able to hear how others handled the rejection and how they worked through it. Also she would have maybe got some guidance on how to approach her birth mother, instead of the invasive way she was trying in the beginning. Avery may have gained a better understanding of how important it is to ease into this relationship because both parties are in delicate