Homosexual Adoptions
HOMOSEXUAL ADOPTIONS Homosexuals have been quietly raising children for decades, but adopting them has become more common and more public since the early 1990’s. ... More recently there has been an increase in the number of homosexual couples or domestic partners who want to adopt children (Ricketts, 1989). ... “While 61%of Americans disapprove of female couples adopting children and 65% disapprove of male couples adopting according to a pole, Newsweek reported in 2002 that 36% of those polled think homosexual couples should have the right to adopt. ... Florida, Mississippi and Utah specifically prohibit homosexual adoptions. Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York specifically permit homosexual adoptions. ... There are generally two types of adoptions for homosexual couples. ... While it will be some time before the studies can be finalized on same-sex adoptions, as the children will need to be grown and reflect on their lives, present research seems to condone them. ... It appears that there are a growing number of public institutions supporting homosexual adoptions. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports adoptions by same-sex parents in either co-parent or second parent adoptions. ... The political ramifications that arise from these homosexual adoptions go beyond the parent/child relationship. ... Many who oppose same-sex adoptions fear these types of inroads. Most states seem reluctant to put any specific wording on the books about same-sex adoptions to avoid setting president.