Same-sex marriage is a strongly debated
matter. But it’s not for anyone to judge. If
denied the right to allow same-sex
marriages children get the idea that its
okay to discriminate against homosexuality,
there are also many lonely children in
foster care and orphanages that need
loving families, and to top it off
homosexual couples denied the rights to
marriage face more lifetime expenses than
the heterosexual married couple.
Teaching about homosexual
practices in school health classes
causes uproars among parents,
believing that this information is
inappropriate and unnecessary. But
the factuality of this is that there is
homosexuality even in the children
of today and if they are not
educated completely then they are
exposing themselves, unaware of
the STDs and other health risks, to
dangerous activities unknowingly.
Usually when teaching about homosexuality it occurs under AIDS education which increases
the chances that a homosexual child in school will be ridiculed or harassed. This causes a child
to not want to participate or even come to school because of fearing their safety.
If homosexual education is discussed in
schools it is most of the time described
as other or deviant sexualities, which is
inconsistent when trying to teach
children that being prejudice, racist,
biased, or discrimination is wrong.
This goes against non-discriminatory
practices & healthy development which is
strongly encouraged in school systems,
thus empowers children to express a
healthy sexuality.
Studies prove that lots of North American
teachers and guidance counselors have
strong negative attitudes towards lesbian,
gay, bisexual, & transgender youth. Most
will say they would be uncomfortable
teaching or discussing a class about
homosexuality.
There is always the myth
that allowing homosexual
couples to adopt children
will led to those children
growing up and being
homosexual themselves
due to the homosexual
influence of their parents.
THIS IS A MYTH!!! Studies
have shown that in a
group of children raised
by homosexual couples &
heterosexual couples
(separately) have little to
almost no differences.
There is no difference in
IQ, pathology
development, or
relationships with other
children. In fact: children
raised by lesbian mothers
reported signs of higher
grades & more focused on
subjects.
People become motivated
to have children regardless
of their sexual orientation.
Truth is there is currently over
290,000 children living in
orphanages in America. These
children are being denied to
loving families due to small
reasoning.
How is allowing a child to go to an unmarried couple provide the
child with a healthy relationship influence? In a child’s eyes they
could wonder why it is that Sally’s parents decided to get married
before planning a family, and their parents aren’t even allowed to
marry.
There is currently only 3 states that
allow gay married couples to adopt
children. Some of these states do
not allow same-sex marriage so the
terms “family”, “marriage”, and
“parents” are defined differently in
the court system.
For instance, a homosexual
couple get married and one of
them has a child from a
previous relationship, the
other partner may not be
legally allowed to adopt the
child. This could cause many
problems in a case of
emergency or tragic events.
Some groups suggest that same-sex
couples seeking adopting will raise
children with psychological problems,
social issues, or other complications. The
reality is that study proves there is no
difference in children raised by strait or
gay parents.
Adoption usually depends on the opinions held by the judge in charge & county
judges, basing their decisions on the best interest of the child. People think
homosexuals cant meet a child's physical & emotional needs. But people should
abide by the golden rule & treat others as you would want to be treated. People
should be viewed as individuals, not by labels.
Child development is influenced more by nature of interactions and relationships of
the family unit not by the certain structural form it seems to take.
Churches & peoples’ religions state that homosexuality is immoral. Funny how
church can have so much influence in the courts. What ever happened to separation
of church & state? Don’t get me wrong religion is a great aspect of life & the way
human kind present themselves to others and their Lord, but the government needs
to abide by the laws of our constitution.
Proposition 8 prohibits same-sex couples to
wed. Court of Appeals states that it is
unconstitutional. It violates the 14th
amendment. Even if the state allows civil unions
or domestic partnerships they still are not
permitted the same rights as opposite sex
married couples.
Homosexual couples plan to have children as to
other children they might be accidental or
unplanned.
Some religions states the Bible declares homosexuality to be a sin but most
people are astonished to find out that the Bible also was used to defend slavery,
and that has been outlawed, so maybe someday people will realize just cause its
in the Bible doesn’t mean its always the right thing to do it just depends on
where you stand in your own beliefs.
Family law, pension, inheritance, power of
attorney, income taxes, health benefits,
and immigration law are afforded
instantly to heterosexual married couples
but for homosexual married couples these
benefits depend on aspect of the law in
which state they live.
Studies have shown that heterosexual families tend to weaken
over time due to the normal stresses of life, on contrary
homosexual families tend to strengthen over time due to how
much they’ve accomplished and children tend to make a
homosexual couple bond even closer, this could cause some
heterosexual relationships to fade…
Same sex couples decide to get
married for the same reasons as
heterosexual couples. To have and to
hold, and all the other sweet reasons.
Some homosexual families state that they were
raised by heterosexual parents & they wish someone
could just see how ordinary their homosexual family
is.
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