Procyon Posted April 17, 2004 Posted April 17, 2004 I must be a coordinator in a debate at my school, that is about if a couple of gays can adopt children or not. Doesn`t matter if is a female or male couple.I must be neutral in my opinions, but I need some advice about how being a good coordinator. I also need some info, I can`t get very good info from Google.
Dante Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 Want a statement? :)Neutrality can be gained by either being leniant to both halves of the debate or being harsh to both, it's up to you to decide which. Listen to both sides, allow neither of them to interrupt one another... that kind of thing. What kind of info were you thinking of? Currents laws, opinions, debates elsewhere, that kind of thing?
danielsh Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 In the United States, there is only one state with an outright ban on gay adoption (Florida). Pennsylvania is trying to pass one as well, as part of a larger law curtailing gay rights in general.Naturally, this is absurd. Gay parents are capable of doing as good a job as straight parents, and often a better one. After all, two men can't accidentally have a child: it can take years and years of struggle against the prejudiced, conservative Establishment. Only those gay parents who truly want a child will have one. (That's my personal opinion, of course, and since I myself am a sodomite, it's a bit biased.) For more information, I suggest you check Let Him Stay, a Web site dealing with Florida's adoption law (and the first hit for the Google query "gay adoption" [sans quotes], I might add). The site hosts an ACLU-published book explaining, in full, the case for gay adoption and against bigotry.Good luck!
Dante Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 An overview of American state laws regarding adoption (with reference to those who disallow/allow gay adoption) can be found here: http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=399Australian political possibilities: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/09/1078594359865.html?from=storyrhsAn article I found: The Case For Gay and Lesbian Adoptions:The United States has many children waiting to be adopted. Older children and those with special needs are especially hard to place. Children who fit this category are in foster homes right now with gay and lesbian parents who want to adopt them. It is unfair to the children to deny them permanent secure homes.Most children in the United States do not live with two married parents. In fact, according to the 2000 census, only 24% homes were composed of a married mother and father with children living at home. The Florida court argues that children are better off raised in a two-parent heterosexual household. In fact, scientific studies have shown that children who grow up in one or two-parent gay or lesbian households fare just as well emotionally and socially as children whose parents are heterosexual. Studies have shown that children are more influenced by their interactions with their parents, than by their sexual orientation. With this in mind, the American Association of Pediatrics supports gay and lesbian couples adopting children.There is no legal reason why gays and lesbians should be denied the right to adopt children. The law only hurts children waiting to be adopted and deprives loving parents who would care for these children.If a couple has a child through artificial insemination, only the birth parent is recognized as the legal guardian. Through second-parent adoption, both parents can obtain legal custody of the child. In the states that do not allow second-parent adoption, if something happens to the custodial parent, the remaining parent, even if they have been raising the child for years, can be seen as a stranger in the eyes of the law. The child may not be eligible for the non-custodial parent
Procyon Posted April 27, 2004 Author Posted April 27, 2004 I need some statistic about the adopcion from gays in the last year all over the world.I also need an introduction for the debate, but I don`t know what to say, can somebody help me!!!I need the info for wednesday afternoon, please. In thursday I have the debate!!! OMG
Caid Ivik Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 I must be a coordinator in a debate at my school, that is about if a couple of gays can adopt children or not. Doesn`t matter if is a female or male couple.I must be neutral in my opinions, but I need some advice about how being a good coordinator. I also need some info, I can`t get very good info from Google.Prepare themes, don't interrupt speakers and ask only if no one other has a question.
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