Ok so I'm writing a short story (a prose poem) about same sex adoption and the lack of support that the government gives to the adopting parents. Even when one woman is artifically inseminated, her partner cannot adopt the child. Thus, if they split, her partner can wash her hands completely of the child. She doesn't have to provide any type of child support! This sickens me. In a heterosexual relationship, the parents are both legally tied to the child, for the betterment of the child and his/her environment. Though abandonment happens, parents are financially responsible for their children. But what happens to that child (or those children) in a same sex family when there is a break-up and one parent doesn't financially provide for their well-being? There are so many other countries where same sex adoption is legal--come on US; get with the times. In Florida, they believe that a child is better off in foster care! than to be adopted by a loving, same-sex couple. Even if only one person in that relationship chooses to adopt, she (or he, or course) must keep her sexual orientation secret (in FL and many other states). I know it's been said a million + times, but isn't love...love? Isn't a consistent, supportive environment--regardless of the couples sexuality--the best thing for any child?
I know my rambling and rage on this issue isn't going to change anything, but I will continue to--ramble on--because it sickens me.
Come on, U.S!
