Persuasive Essay On Same Sex Adoption

Peter Mercurio, a playwright has succeeded in rocking the world at least once in his lifetime. Not like other great playwrights like Shakespeare, but like other great leaders of society who have shaken our world to its core. Almost 15 years ago, Peter’s partner David Stewart found a baby at a subway stop in New York City. He called Peter and told him he had found a baby and said he didn’t think 911 took him seriously when he called, according to Huffingtonpost.com. The couple later went to family court to recount what happened the night they found the baby, where the judge then asked them if they had considered adopting the baby. The judge asked the couple on a hunch that they may have wanted to adopt the young child, and when asked, the young couple jumped at the opportunity. David and Peter then became the foster parents of young Kevin, then later became legal parents of young Kevin. The story only gets better when one day on his walk to school with David, Kevin suggested that seeing as David and Peter wanted to get married, wouldn’t it be great and ironic if the same judge who had granted them adoption rights of young Kevin, also be the same judge to marry them. Ten years after Peter and David adopted young Kevin, they became the legally married parents of their adopted son. Gay adoption is a right which all couples should have, regardless of their sexuality. Imagine a world where all adoption centers are over capacity. Where orphans are left in centers until they turn eighteen, where they are then cast out onto the streets to learn how to survive and adapt on their own in what we call the “real” world. This is the path which we are headed towards if we don’t make changes soon. As world population increases, adoption centers are rapidly filling. A solution has become available, and it is up to us to make it optional. Gay adoption has been a topic of great conflict since gay marriage was legalized nationally across the United States. The issue with this topic is the stigma which has been attached to the word “gay”. It is clear to see that discussing the issue of “same sex adoption” to someone who opposes gay adoption drastically decreases their immediate hostility when the topic is addressed. The problem which we are currently facing, is we let the stigma of the word gay overpower our human duty to look after one another. We are entering a new age of society. We have passed the hurdle of legalizing gay marriage and giving same sex couples the opportunity to marry one another, and now we must finish the process of giving same sex couples all of the same rights as heterosexual couples. Orphans are in need of homes. This is a plain and simple fact which all of us are aware, but few of us ever really remember or consider for those of us who are outside of …show more content…
The number of orphans in the United States is equivalent to the population of Los Angeles California. Something must be done to reduce this staggering figure. So why should we allow same sex adoption? The primary reason is that it has been proven by the 16 states which currently allow same sex adoption that same sex couples are over four times more likely to adopt than opposite sex couples according to lifelongadoptions.com As the number of same sex couples grows, legalizing gay adoption in 34 more states, with an adoption rate four times higher than opposite sex couples, allowing same sex couples to adopt could drastically reduce the rate of orphans across the country. The procedures for same sex couples to adopt in the sixteen states which currently allow same sex adoption are almost identical to the procedures for opposite sex couples to adopt orphans in those states. The only difference is that same sex couples must first petition for the adoption of a child. Though for same sex couples who are desperate to adopt a child who don’t live in one of the sixteen states which allow for a petition, a judge can rule in favor of the couple in other states and allow the adoption to be