Adoption Rights Equality for Same-Sex Couples In this day and age, gay rights are slowly but surely gaining acceptance in today’s society. Granted that there have been improvements in how people view gay rights, there still remains quite the distance before reaching its ultimate goal of equality. One of the many controversial topics in relation to this subject which will also be the main focus of discussion is adoption for same-sex couples. There is no doubt that there are many out there who continue to question whether or not same-sex parenthood is deemed appropriate in today’s society. Their own reasons of disapproval vary from being religion-based to claiming that all children should be raised by a male and female figure.
Single parent adoption rights have been granted. Now an entirely new sort of family is being disputed. Should gay and lesbians be granted the right to adopt a child? Today’s view of gays and lesbians is drastically different than it was in the past. As more people “came out of the closet” gays and lesbians are becoming more socially accepted.
She is an outstanding citizen in this society. I think she would be a terrific parent, and I resent those who think she is a “bad” person just because she is a lesbian. Many children born into traditional marriages would be far better off being raised by someone like her than by a heterosexual couple in a dysfunctional marriage, but that’s just my opinion. I can understand that many people prefer that gay unions be called something else besides “marriage”, but I don’t have a preference on that matter. Sometimes I wonder what all the hate against gay marriage is all about.
This scene shows how being homosexual during the 50's, was a problem to society because it just wasn’t “right” to everyone around them. During this time it made it seem like because you were gay it made you less of a man. It was just a shame how ignorant and uneducated people were and what they thought during those times. The thoughts and reactions towards interracial relationships during those times were stupid and ridiculous. And in someone berating their boyfriend or girlfriend, people have arguments and I feel its best that others keep themselves out of relationships they aren’t involved in.
In today’s society, men are called homosexual slurs that are extremely offensive if they seem to feminine, even if they aren’t homosexual. Himmler had strong support behind him to join the army, but his father couldn’t ever help him with the fact that he was just more feminine than other soldiers. Himmler’s feminine side lowered his masculinity in the army, but it also led to sexual repression within himself once he had power. This sexual repression didn’t only exist in his own life, but the whole country of Germany because of how they would execute any suspected homosexual, even if they were just more feminine than other males and not gay. This side is shown when he complains to his mom about how the “food is bad” and how he cares if there’s any “bedbugs” (245).
Although society has become more accepting of the changing dynamic of families in recent decades, childless couples still face some degree of societal pressure and stigmatization regardless of the reason. This paper examines the overall issue regarding childlessness and society’s reaction to both sides of the spectrum. According to the US census, a family is defined as two or more people (one of whom is the housekeeper) related by birth, marriage, or adoption residing in the same housing unit. Since the 1950s, the idea of a “traditional family” has been the norm for married couples. Bronislaw Malinowski defined a traditional family as one consisting of a heterosexual couple and biological children when the male is the head
However, the main cause of HIV in gay men is not solely having sex with other men, but rather UNPROTECTED sex with an HIV positive partner. Upon discovering this, “many gay men have changed their behaviour to avoid unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners or with those whose HIV status is unknown to them” (Canadian AIDS Society, 2012). Assuming that every gay man has had unprotected sex with another man is misguided and wrong. A large number of
Believing that being around homosexual families, single-parent families, and divorced families would convince their own children to live such an “unfit” lifestyle. In all truth, if your child is raised right (in an open-minded and strong aegis environment) the personal / lifestyle doings of others will not be of any damage nor concern to their well-trained mind and own perspicacity. Aimee Gelnaw, who has raised two children with her lesbian partner and heads the Family Pride Coalition, said “It's through those interactions that people come to understand we all want the same things -- to create safe, loving environments for our kids." Just because these families live a different “unmoral” lifestyle than that of the average “Barbie and Ken life” does not make them wrong in any sense of the word. They are still people, so they still want the same things in life as any other traditional person would.
Couples were also not able to adopt any children as this was also shameful. Nowadays however, individuals/couples who cannot have children of their own are able to turn to the option of adoption which is also now a norm. As well as that, the rate of single sex couples has also increased. Couples who are the same sex often also turn to adoption which has also become a norm in British society today. This shows that nuclear families now have decreased.
The Changes in Family Structure According to the US Census Bureau, the definition of a family is “a group of two or more people who reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.” (US Census Bureau) That definition of family doesn’t take into account all the other types of family that now exist today. Today a family can consist of non-related people that care for one another. Traditionally, a family consisted of a mother and a father that cared for their children under one roof. That trend has now shifted towards a blended family or a single parent household. More couples are choosing either to not get married, get divorced or even homosexual couples are raising children and are considered to be a family.