Same-gender parents

There are pillars that form our society. These pillars are respect for others, the institution of the family structure, fair and effective law and government, education, and economic organization. The institution of the family structure consists in two individuals that are legally married, a man and a woman, providing care and stability for their biological, or adoptive, child. This family model structure has been put to test since society has experimented changes in the family structure. In our society nowadays, same-gender couples are included in the family structure as well. 

Some people that are now part of same-gender couples, had biological children in previous relationships. These same-gender couples want to form their own family and be able to experience parenting. However, some of the individuals that are now in same-gender relationships, are denied the opportunity to raise their biological children. In consequence, they turn to adoption, but, even if one of the would-be parents already has experience in parenting, they still struggle to adopt. This is caused adoption agencies that deny their adoption applications because they encourage the heterosexual family model, the “ideal family.” They also state that the deconstruction of the biological family is not beneficial for children.

In 2015 all fifty states in the United States legalized same-sex marriage. All states considered that marriage is a fundamental right to U.S citizens. With same-gender marriage legalized, same gender couples have fought for the right to form their own families. However, adoption agencies go against the argument of lesbian or gay couple being capable to raise their biological, or adopted, children without complications. They assume that same gender couples could have experience with children, but it does not mean that they will be ready to deal with the psychiatric disorders they could have while raising their children. According to a research published by JAMA Psychiatry “Psychiatric disorders were more prevalent among homosexually active people compared with heterosexually active people. Homosexual men had a higher 12-month prevalence of mood disorders and anxiety disorders than heterosexual men”. If the parents already have their own internal conflicts, these psychiatric disorders could worsen other problems for parents and their children.

Some people, based in religion or on the traditional family model, affirm that the traditional family structure is still ideal. These people state that the figure of a father and a mother is extremely important to a child. For a child, a father figure is essential to learn from different experiences that only a father can offer, and the mother figure is just as important for the intellect of a child. A mother provides sensitivity as caregiving and warm, support in situations where only a mother figure can provide. The

connection that a mother and a father offer to their biological, or adopted child, is unique and
essential to his or her development.Despite all this, I can see a case being made in favor of same gender adoption. There are many children that wish to have a home and be cared after. There are a lot of children waiting in the line to have a family, and people could argue that its better to have someone be a parental figure to orphaned children than leaving those children uncared and abandoned.


Sources:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/481699

https://adoptionnetwork.com/knowledge-hub/adoption-myths-
facts/domestic-us-statistics/

https://www2.census.gov/cac/nac/meetings/2017-11/LGBTQ-families-factsheet.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048516/

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