Gay Adoption as an Attack on the Family Unit
By Joshua Beal
The family unit has been the backbone of human civilization for thousands of years, yet the past few decades have seen a severe decline in the sanctity of this preeminent social institution. Less people are getting married, more children are being born out of wedlock, and more children are being put up for adoption. A family unit headed by a mother and a father provides the stability a child needs to succeed and to thrive, yet fewer and fewer households are meeting those specifications. A relatively recent social movement, which could be likened to a gay civil rights movement of sorts, has complicated matters. Homosexuals are fighting for the right to marry, and that battle is picking up steam nationally and has already been won in California and Massachusetts. A slightly more recent development, with even greater implications, is the fight for gay adoption. It is far beyond the scope of this paper to argue the legitimacy or morality of homosexuality; however, the principle aim is to express to the reader that the gay adoption movement should be thwarted and eradicated because it is detrimental to the family unit, damaging to the children involved, and an evolutionary hazard to the human race.
One reason gay adoption should not be legitimized is that it is an attack on the sacredness of the family unit. If the family unit is indeed the backbone of American society, sanctioned gay adoption would be a “backbreaker” on the reputation of traditional family life. Family is about morality, a man and a woman loving each other enough to try to walk a straight line for the betterment of their children. On the other hand, homosexuality and morality go together about as congruently as Hitler and Martin Luther King, Jr chatting over a cup of tea. Most gay relationships are marked by brevity in duration, promiscuity, and instability, a stark contrast to the ideals of family life.
Another key reason homosexuals should not be allowed to adopt is that same-sex parenting is unhealthy for children. According to a report on infantile development in homosexual households, Children raised in same sex households are predisposed to low self-esteem, stress, confusion regarding sexual identity, mental illness, drug use, promiscuity, and, unsurprisingly, homosexual behavior, according to a report on infantile development in homosexual households. The report also exposes numerous faulty studies, usually conducted by homosexuals and gay activists, that claim homosexual parenting is not harmful to children without providing sufficient research. There is extensive research that refutes these “studies,” which in actuality are little more than gay propaganda. Common sense tells us that a child growing up with two mothers or fathers will be confused about gender roles. Children see parents as role models, and it is common sense that tells us that a little boy with two fathers is more likely than a child with a traditional family to grow up questioning his sexuality.
The strongest argument in support of gay adoption is two-pronged: first, that disallowing gay adoption is discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; and second, that with the huge number of children in foster care, any potential parents, regardless of sexual orientation, should be welcomed with open arms. Supporters of gay adoption feel that children would be better off with gay parents than in group homes, and to that extent, they are unequivocally correct. Children succeed in where they are loved and cared for, and a gay household is definitely better for children than state care. Gay adoption supporters also believe that gays have a right to have a family despite their sexual orientation. To that point, nature steps in and offers a rebuttal.
Gay adoption should continue to be disallowed because it goes against the moral fibers of the natural workings of the world. Gay adoption would essentially be cheating Mother Nature. In nature, one must go through the pains and struggles of the reproductive process to reap the benefits of parenthood. If a lesbian woman wants a child, she needs to lie down and “take her licks,” so to speak, no pun intended. And if a gay man wants a child, he needs to suck it up and have sex with an actual woman. As disgusting as that sounds, those are the rules of nature mankind has abided by since the inception of civilization. If gay adoption is sanctioned, then the next step for gays is to continue to challenge nature creating a mechanism for gay reproduction. Gay men will artificially inseminate lesbian women, a sinful conjugation that would give the offspring homosexual genes from both parents. A child with gay genes and gay influence from parents has virtually no chance to become a heterosexual. A homosexual race would thus emerge, eventually growing strong enough to challenge heterosexuals for power and influence. This process can be stopped if we eliminate the momentum of the gay family unit before the slippery slope has become too steep. The only way to do this is to stigmatize the gay family unit now by stopping homosexual adoption in its tracks.
The family, which was once the strength of the community, is in shambles, and it is my fear that the legitimization of families headed by same-sex couples could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The repercussions of gay adoption will be felt in other ways than the inevitable confusion faced by children of such households. Family will never be the same again, and the long-term evolutionary health of the human race will be in jeopardy.
Joshua Beal is the grandson of Rev. A. D. Williams King, I; the great-grandson of Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr; and the great-nephew of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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