banning gay adoption: is Arkansas the next Florida?
admin on Mar 14th 2007
In Florida, there is a downright ban on adoption for gay and lesbian individuals/couples thanks to the likes of Anita Bryant in the 1970s. Is Arkansas the next Florida? A bill barring gay and most straight unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children was passed by the Arkansas Senate (20-7) this week, and is on its way to a house committee.
The Arkansas Child Welfare Board instituted a similar ban in March 1999, but ultimately dropped the policy after loosing a court fight in 2004. The board claimed that children should be in traditional two-parent homes because they are more likely to thrive in that environment.
Really? Based on what research? Here’s what the American Psychological Association has to say:
Children with gay or lesbian parents do as well as children with heterosexual parents. Having a gay or lesbian parent doesn’t affect a child’s social adjustment, school success or sexual orientation, according to the researchers. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with good parenting.”
Perhaps the Arkansas Child Welfare Board and the state government should start focusing on what is in the best interest of children, and leave adoption decisions to the experts. And what is in the best interest of children? Ensuring that every child has a permanent, loving home and family.
The statistics show that there are children in need of homes and that gay and lesbian adults are just as qualified as heterosexual adults to be parents. It’s time to get rid of the barriers between children who need homes and the gay and lesbian adults that are able to provide them. It’s time to focus on what’s in the best interest of children.
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