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Gay Couples Adopting Cons

Same-Sex Adoption: Pros and Cons. Adoption is a great way for same-sex couples to grow their families, but there are some advantages.

Edited at 2020-10-10 11:50:38

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Pros/Advantages

Child's benefits

Additional inheritance rights andchildsupport rights

Could receive survivor benefits from social security if thenew parent dies

Eligible for health care benefits of the new legalparent, depending on the health insurance policy

Parent's benefits

Start a family of own

Provide a family unit for anorphaned or disadvantaged child

Society's benefits

Increases the pool of couples whoare able to adopt

Move more children out of thechild welfare system into a stablefamily

Reduces the financial burden to taxpayers

powerful resource for children inneed of adoption

Better for child than foster care

Cons/Disadvantages

Child's drawbacks

Unnatural upbringing

Distorted view of a minority sexuality

Example: A girl brought up by two menwould fail to benefit from a feminineinfluence; and vice versa for boy

Children need role models of both sexes

Placing a child too young to have an opinion oftheir own in the care of a gay couple exposes themto prejudice

Parent's drawbacks

Can't provide opposite sex "role modeling"

Often face various kinds ofdiscrimination; their child could face similar issues

Society's drawbacks

Homophobia

A range of negative attitudes and feelings towardshomosexuality and people who are identified as orperceived as being homosexual

Define: unreasoning fear of or antipathytoward homosexuals andhomosexuality

Prejudice/Discrimination

Referring to refer to preconceivedjudgments toward people or a personbecause of sexual orientation

Beliefs without knowledge of the facts and mayinclude "any unreasonable attitude that is unusuallyresistant to rational influence."

Define: an unfavorable opinion or feeling formedbeforehand or without knowledge, thought, orreason

Stereotype

People identify themselves and others withdifferent groups, which gives them thesatisfaction of being safe and belonging

Gays/Lesbians adopted child may bestereotyped as "gay/Lesbian" because of theirparents

Child could be "labeled"

Made fun of, teased, bullied, etc.

Bias