The Pros And Cons Of Adoption

ore open minded and accepting towards certain ideas that may have been frowned upon to the previous generations. The increase in support and acceptance in such a short time ,”35% in 2005 favor[ed] vs 55% 2016” (Fingerhut), has made such a tremendous impact on the LGBT community and our everyday thinking and fighting for what is right. Some of the old stereotypes, such as “the belief that gay men are mentally ill” (Changing), aren’t thought of anymore than a crazy accusation. Though there are a rare few that still do think in negative ways towards gay people, this doesn’t, and won’t, stop the LGBT community for fighting for their god given right. A huge victory recently had been winning the long going battle of same sex married on June 26th,

As the ideas of what a family could be changes, so does the thoughts of what makes of a family.Studies have shown that “4 in 10 Americans” have considered adoption at some point in their lives, however when it comes to actually adopting “research indicates that only about 1 in 50 women have actually ever applied to an adoption agency” (L.,) When it does come to actually adoptions we have seen that there are more open adoptions than ever before. With open adoptions “now the most widely practiced form of adoption in the United States”(Adoptions) comes with many pros and cons. Pros of the increase towards open adoptions are that of its allowance for the child, in question of adoption, to have some form of relationship with their birth parent, compared to that of a closed adoption where there is no contact until the child is 18. Allowing for an open adoption and having “some type of healthy relationship with the birth parents” (Adoptions), in the long run, have a chance to help the child’s growth in “Identity Development” as well as their “Self-Esteem” (Adoptions). This is because, unlike closed adoptions, the child won’t have to go through like wondering why they weren’t enough for their birth parent, the children will have a better understanding of why they were put up for adoption. As open adoptions become more popular so does LGBT adoption and single parent adoption. “Unmarried households headed by same-sex couples increased 80 percent 2010...from a decade earlier to almost 650,000,..estimated 25 percent of those households are raising children” (The New) lgbt parenting has seen a tremendous increase over the last 30 years. Even single parent adoptions have become more frequent as it has become “more widely accepted” (Adoption) and encouraged among adults. Being a single parent or a gay parent now is