Alternate Families

Alternate Families: Same-Sex Couples Can Raise Children As it has been in debate for years since it was first brought to light, the concern of same-sex parenting continues to be brought up with jabs at its ethics and practicality. Since June 26, 2015, all U.S. states have legalized gay-marriage, making a huge breakaway for society. Yet, even with this huge development in our culture, the disputes against it still manage to work their way into society and daily discussions. With the recent legalizing, those that were against gay-marriage and gay couples being able to raise children are forced to accept this rapidly changing world and become open to new advancements. This article is one of many that cover the controversy of same-sex couples
In my opinion, though, I think the legalizing is long overdue for the LGBT community, since the US claims to be a free country. I say the couples should be allowed to do what they want. Even if it is a controversial subject, there isn’t any harm in it, and the gay community can feel more accepted now. They have the rights to be able to love who they want.
In the 2007 article “A Family of a Different Feather”, Author Sarah Yoest Pederson, a mother of 2 children, considers the controversy behind the gradual integration of same-sex child-raising into society. A growing topic, discussions of same-sex couples raising a family have worked its way all across the states, including the homes of its residents. Whether parents want it to happen or not, kids are quickly being exposed to the evolution of different families, and will likely mention it at some point. The author brings up the book that swept through the schools about a young penguin and his two dads. In response to the growing amount of children raised by same-sex couples, Pederson
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