The Basics of Gay Adoption

Posted: Jun 08, 2010 |Comments: 0 |

Gay adoption is a very contentious issue, although it has simmered down a bit over the last couple years as focus by opposition has turned to the fight against equal marriage rights for gays. What are the laws and issues surrounding two gay parents adopting a child? We will outline the basic fundamental points as they stand today in this article.

First of all, there is a history unfortunately, owing to many factors, of gays lying in order to adopt children. Of course they felt this was something they had to do when gay adoption was even more taboo than it is today. But it's illegal to lie in an adoption proceeding, so this is not a solid way to go. They would pretend that they were just roommates or friends when asked.

State by state, the laws on gay adoption change but it is doable in one way or another. The easiest way to get it approved is often by doing a "single parent" type in which case a relationship wouldn't play so much into things, and the law wouldn't be able to prohibit it as easily.

The fears surrounding gay adoption are legion, but could probably be boiled down mainly to two things. First of all, many conservatives and fundamentalists are opposed to it because they believe, basically, that gays' status as parents is threatening to the fundamentals of our culture and human culture in general over its long scope. There is also a second fear which relates to the sexuality of the child itself. Will the kid somehow become gay because its parents are gay? Obviously we as a society have to work these things out in the coming years.

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