Sunday, October 10, 2010
Children with LGBT Parents
I have a friend at home who has two fathers. I have been friends with my friend since the fourth grade, and ever since I have never thought of it as "different" they do things together like normals families and it doesn't seem to effect her in any way. I began to grow a little bit more curious about this after taking this csp and I found some studies about children with LGBT parents. Though people may want to believe that having same sex parents would be a disadvantage reports say "The vast consensus of the studies is that children of same-sex parents do as well as children whose parents are heterosexual in every way," Dr. Perrin said. "In some ways, children of same-sex parents actually may have advantages over other family structures." That's amazing! It's true though! Why would it be bad? Why shouldn't couples of the same sex be able to have children and experience exactly what couples of different sexes experiences. It's not about what genders the parents are, but about who they are and how they raise their children. I believe that in some ways LGBT couples are more responsible in that if they are incapable of conceiving, and decided to adopt, they actually take the time and consider whether they really want a child and go through the process of adoption, which really tests your want for a child and your personal responsibility level. Plus, people should be adopting!
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Juliah–
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your notion that it's not about what genders the parents are but about how they raise their children. Just like there can be LGBT couples that are unfit to be parents there can be heterosexual couples that are unfit to be parents. Just because a couple is heterosexual that doesn't guarantee that they will be good parents. I also agree that since LGBT couples are incapable of conceiving children they will be more responsible and will carefully consider whether they want a child as they go through the adoption process. And as for the studies you found that reveal that children with LGBT parents perform equally well or sometimes even better than children with heterosexual parents, I think that a report like this can be a great tool in debates dealing with the issue of whether LGBT parents should be able to adopt children or not. Overall this was a really good blog, interesting as well as informational. Great job.
I like your point that same-sex parents may be better suited because they must prepare themselves for adoption, which means taking time to ensure that raising a child is really what they want and how to do it the best way. Many kids are born as accidents to unprepared parents - adopted kids of same-sex parents clearly have the advantage. I found a great article describing one particular adoption case (http://bit.ly/cCGiMa) and how it has befitted the child.
ReplyDeleteIt always shocks me to hear the argument that same-sex couples shouldn't adopt. Isn't a loving family far better than life in an orphanage or foster care system? What does it matter that the family has two mothers or two fathers or a mother and a father that are of the same gender?
ReplyDeleteInevitably, the argument that a child ought to have "both a father and mother" will crop up-- which is a ridiculous rebuttal. There are so many children raised by single parents these days-- it is obviously not necessary to have two parents of different biological sexes. What IS necessary is a loving family and role models.