Thesis
Statement: When compared to
children of heterosexual couples, children who are raised by same sex couples
are not at a disadvantage, nor are they less likely to be happy, have academic
success, and have strong parent-child relationships.
I.
How children
of same sex couples compare to those of heterosexual couples:
A. General happiness
B. Academic Success
C. Parent-child relationships
D. (note: depending on the amount of research I
find on these three topics I might split it into multiple paragraphs)
II.
Rebuttal (Children
suffer from having homosexual parents):
A. Kids need a mother and a father
B. Societal beliefs/standards of what an “acceptable”
or “good” parent is
C. Homophobia/prejudice toward same sex couples
D. Religious views
D. Religious views
E. Rebuttal is weak because it is based only on homophobia
III.
What
happened to the children’s voice?
A. People are concerned for “the children” and
what is best for “the children”
B. The children have no voice in this argument
C. Adults and parents are taking over the argument
and turning it in their own favor, not the children’s.
IV.
Myths about
same sex parents and their children:
A. parents’ gender and sexuality negatively affect
their children
·
Only gay and
lesbian couples are critiqued for influencing their children’s sexuality,
even though heterosexual couples (especially homophobic ones) tend to influence
their children more.
B. Children are at risk of sexual abuse
C. Children do not develop properly if there is
not both a mother and a father
Conclusion: The issue of unhappy families and children is not in the gender or sexuality of the parent; it is in the lack of love and
support the parent has for the child. Therefore, children of same sex couples are just as able as children of heterosexual couples to be happy, excel in academics, and form strong bonds with their parents.
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