Same Sex Unions

Chanel Green
4/6/2019
Edu 280/ Spring 2019
 Same Sex unions
A same-sex relationship is a relationship between persons of the same
sex and can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-
romantic homosocially-close relationships. The term is primarily
associated with gay and lesbian relationships
11 FACTS ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• The Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.
• As of 2014, 13 more countries have legalized same-sex marriage. South Africa, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Canada,
and Spain are a few of these countries. Massachusetts was the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004.
• As of 2014, 20 states have followed: Iowa, Vermont, Maine, New York, Connecticut, Washington, Maryland, New
Hampshire, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C.
• In 2012, President Obama made US History when he told ABC News, “I think same-sex couples should be able to get
married. Ask your friends and other social influencers to show their support for LGBTQ rights.
• Alaska and Hawaii were the first states to legally ban same-sex marriage in 1998.
• 16 states ban same-sex marriage, some by constitutional amendment, some by law, and the majority by both.
• 7 states provide some, if not all, spousal rights to unmarried couples in domestic partnerships, including California,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Maine, and Wisconsin.[7]
• As of 2014, 55% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal.
• In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (which defined marriage as a
union between man and woman) and declared that the federal government would recognize same-sex marriages as
legal.
• In many countries such as Sudan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, gay people can be punished with the death penalty.
• Though same-sex marriage wasn't legal until the 2000s, same-sex couples were getting married on TV shows in the
1990s. The sitcom “Roseanne” featured a same-sex marriage in 1995 while “Friends” featured a lesbian wedding in
1996.
List of Top 11 Gay Marriage Pros and Cons
Pros of Gay Marriage
• promotes freedom
• allows same sex couples to adopt
children
• allows same-sex couples to engage in a
formal relationship they can use on
official documents
• promotes equality
• allows same-sex relationships to be
under the purview of the law
Cons of Gay Marriage
• It trivializes and weakens the institution
of heterosexual marriage
• violates tradition
• binds couples who cannot produce
children
• does not make children to have a father
and a mother
• It will put us on the slippery slope
towards legalizing polygamy
 Same Sex : Raising children

• There were more than 700,000 cohabiting same-sex couples in the U.S. in 2016, including 346,000 male
same-sex couples and 359,000 female same-sex couples. An estimated 114,000 were raising children,
including 86,000 female couples and 28,000 male couples.
• researchers found that children raised by same-sex couples had higher test scores in elementary and
secondary school and were about 7 percent more likely to graduate from high school than children raised by
different-sex couples.
• Studies confirm kids raised in lesbian and gay families grow up to be just fine, and basically the same as
people who were raise in heteronormative households.
• Nurturing tolerance (LGBT parents can understand the positive impact of differences in people, and naturally
they are going to teach their children to be tolerant and without prejudices. Children raised by LGBT parents
are also more sympathetic to differences and often even fight for equality. They are also more open minded
about different lifestyles and relationships).
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• https://youtu.be/UnX6zl3hZ7Q
Having A family

 Adoption
 Surrogacy
 Insemination- Insemination is a method used mostly by lesbian couples. It is
when a partner is fertilized with donor sperm injected through a syringe.
 Reciprocal IVF - Reciprocal IVF is used by couples who both possess female
reproductive organs. Using in vitro fertilization, eggs are removed from one
partner to be used to make embryos that the other partner will hopefully
carry in a successful pregnancy
 Developing methods- Currently scientists conduct research on alternative
types of human parenthood which can aid same-sex couples to have children.
One of the possibilities is obtaining sperm from skin stem cells.
 Adoption
• Gay and lesbian parents are raising four percent of all adopted children in the United States
• ore than 16,000 same-sex couples are raising an estimated 22,000 adopted children in the
United States
• More than 16,000 adopted children are living with lesbian and gay parents in California, the
highest number in the United States
• Same-sex parents in the United States are four times more likely than different-sex parents to
be raising an adopted child. Among couples with children under the age of 18 in the home, 13%
of same-sex parents have an adopted child, compared to just 3% of different-sex parents
• An estimated two million LGBT people are interested in adopting
• same-sex couples in all states can petition for joint adoption statewide. Couples may be
required to be in a legally recognized relationship, such as a marriage, civil union, or domestic
partnership.
• States that explicitly allow same-sex couples to petition for a second parent adoption include
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
 LGBT Adoption Statistics

Married Unmarried Same-Sex

Opposite-Sex Couples Opposite-Sex Couples Couples

Households with children 22,872,151 2,267,016 94,627

Biological only 90.80% 88% 72.80%

Step only or adopted only 4.40% 5.20% 21.20%

Combination 4.80% 6.80% 6%

10 Reasons Why Homosexual “Marriage” is
Harmful and Must be Opposed
1. It Is Not Marriage
2. 2. It Violates Natural Law
3. 3. It Always Denies a Child Either a Father or a Mother
4. 4. It Validates and Promotes the Homosexual Lifestyle
5. 5. It Turns a Moral Wrong into a Civil Right
6. It Does Not Create a Family but a Naturally Sterile Union
7. 7. It Defeats the State’s Purpose of Benefiting Marriage
8. It Imposes Its Acceptance on All Society
9. It Is the Cutting Edge of the Sexual Revolution
10. It Offends God
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