Pros And Cons Of Lgbtq Families

Family is the ultimate and most ancient form of connection. It is ever changing and fails to conform to a standard structure as it is not bounded by the people it consists of but by the power of the connection. The connection which is built on unconditional love, loyalty, protection and support. However, despite many movements to make all types of families ranging from any shape or size equal in the eyes of the law, there are still many inequalities and forms of scrutiny faced by LGBTQ families. That is families that consist of LGBTQ people looking to have children as adoptive laws in many states are still extremely vague and can be easily manipulated to exclude this community from joint or single adoptions creating a necessity to determine

Its complexity is not simply defined by blood, sexes, children nor marriage and therefore its appearance cannot be the only aspect considered in defining its prosperity. Since the legalization of same sex marriage in 2015 came into action, millions of new families have formed between both the partners in marriage alongside the union of their separate families into a much grander one without even bringing children into the picture. However, when talking about the nuclear family which is defined by many psychologists as a “unit consisting of two parents and their reliant kids” (Pam MS) whether adopted or biological, many LGBTQ couples are denied adoption hood as they are seen unfit to provide a stable nuclear family in traditionally anti-LGBTQ states. This is because many of these states still hold a very traditionalistic viewpoint on what a nuclear family consists of which is traditionally seen to have a man and woman as the parents. Due to this restrictive definition of what a family should look like, a skewed perspective of a prosperous environment for a child is created making state laws susceptible to scrutinizing same sex

It no longer holds a meaning of status as it did in 1639 or even in its earliest reference within the English dictionary in which it was used to address a group of servants in 1388. Instead it distances itself from a practice of restrictive classification and opens itself up to help understand the unique and extremely strong bonds formed between individuals. Individual’s whose gender or sexual orientation is not a limiting factor in creating such bonds as they are not bounded by stereotypes and appeal to others based on their individuality. It is this blend of individuals and the roles they provide that create a perfect union and environment which in turn is defined as