Gay Adoption
It’s the early 1950’s, a time where homosexuality was not tolerated or accepted in anyway. Those that were homosexual were not open about it because of they knew what would happen and those that were open about their sexuality put their life at risk every day. Hate crimes were committed by citizens and even the police force because there were no laws against it. Meaning that the lynching and murdering of gays and lesbians in public was not only allowed, but it was common. Doctors compared being homosexual to having a deviant disorder or suffering from a mental illness. Fast forward to 2015 where the Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples are allowed to marry in every state in the US and organizations have been made to advocate and protect them. Hate crimes are illegal and if one commits a hate crime they can face jail time and now it’s common to see same sex couples in public. In the span of 65 years homosexuality has become more accepted and more integrated in society, however problems still remain. Same sex couples…show more content… 16 states allow joint gay adoptions, which is when a same-sex couple petitions for adoption, these states include Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington [LL]. Of the 16 states above 9 of them also allow second parent adoption. A second parent adoption is when one adopts the child of his/her partner. Though it is not allowed in the following states it has been successful in Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington. Though it is possible for homosexual couples to adopt in over half of the 50 states, some states strictly prohibit it including Utah, Florida, and Mississippi [Lifelong
