Gay marrriage- Impact on children

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Impact of Gay Marriage on Children

Take a look at the picture of a gay and a lesbian couple (see Figure 1 Long ago people would have raised their eyebrows and glared at such obvious display of affection between two men and two women . They would have scurried away and cursed them who engaged in activities that compromise morality . They would have felt anger to know that a man would even think of marrying another man or a woman to another woman . But

br years later , this picture has become normal . Wherever people go , they see gay and lesbian couples . They are everywhere . And the government has also come to accept this phenomenon , although there are still debates whether gay marriage , or same-sex marriage , should be legalized and accepted

Gay marriage has been one of the critical issues still not resolved and still plagued lots of people today . There are debates and protests whether this should be legalized or accepted in the society . Many are strongly against gay marriage because of their various beliefs about marriage itself . On the other hand , many are also for gay marriage because they think that marriage is all about equality and freedom to choose and decide . However , we must look at what gay marriage does to the children , because they are also adversely affected by this . This will show that gay marriage (the term will be used interchangeably with same-sex marriage in this , has a negative impact on children

In 1989 , Denmark granted registered partnership ' to same-sex couples Norway , in 1993 Sweden , in 1994 and Iceland , in 1996 . Other countries in Europe , such as France , Germany , Finland , the Netherlands and Belgium also did the same (Lee Badgett 2

Meezan and Rauch reported that gay marriage (or same-sex marriage ) is a reality in the United States and other parts of the world . They added that for the advocates of same-sex marriage , it is a civil rights issue For the opponents , it is a matter of morality . Both sides are correct but most importantly , it is a family-policy issue which has not been regarded with the right amount of attention in the American scene (97 The most important question to be considered is : How will same-sex marriage affect the well-being of children

The statistics showed significant trends . In 2007 , Craft reported that in 1976 alone , there were about 300 ,000 to 500 ,000 gay and lesbian parents . In Bahamas alone , the number of homosexuals is increasing . Many of these , who keep their homosexuality secret , have positions in companies and in governments . The Rainbow Alliance of The Bahamas showed that gay individuals makes up five percent while bisexuals make up 29 percent of The Bahamas population (see Chart 1

Additionally , there are about eight to 10 million children living in gay and lesbian households . It is estimated that the number of gay and lesbian people who are interested to adopt children is nearly two million . The highest concentration of...