Several people are opposed to the idea of ​​adoption by homosexuals. However, homosexuals enjoy many privileges, like many other couples. Sexual orientation has no impact on your right to adoption. Families are usually the central source of socialization. When we define the word family, a large number of people would include a mother, a father, and at best two children, possibly one child. This is truly a nuclear family, but in reality families take on different appearances and are represented in other ways. However, gay and lesbian families may not follow the traditional framework of what defines a family, but they most certainly create families and homes in their own ways. In fact, it is hard enough for gays and lesbians to integrate into society and being accepted in the way they form relationships, raise families and build their own homes should be anything but undervalued. Entirely, gays and lesbians in the United States live under constant inspection and discernment. When it comes to having a free and healthy life, this category is deprived of countless rights and treated unreasonably because of their sexuality. For this reason, coming out is already a difficult step in itself, but even more so when it comes to wives, husbands and children; this becomes a very delicate situation. “Accepting a gay or lesbian parent is a process and research shows it is never too late to come out to children. Although it may still seem shocking, coming out to children once they are older is a little more difficult than coming out to younger children and teenagers, as they are still in the developmental stage and do not have not had enough time to form their own language. own opinions on ...... middle of paper ...... to stop too or they will go on strike and fight, they should not be treated any differently than you and me in this country. We are all one. Works Cited1. Barret Robert, L. and Robinson Bryan, E. (1990). Gay fathers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc.2. Online Lehmann Jennifer, M. (2001). The Gay and Lesbian Marriage and Family Reader. New York, NY: Richard Altschuler & Associates, INC.3. Lifetime Adoptions, INC. (2011). Adoption for fay parents. Retrieved from http://www.lifelongadoptions.com/gay-lesbian-adoption4. Pearson Education, INC. (2000-2011). Gay and lesbian fans. Retrieved from http://life.familyeducation.com/adoption/nontraditional-families/45789.html?detoured=15. Richman Kimberly, D. (2009). Changing courts, queer parents, judges, and the transformation of American family law. New York, NY and London: New York University Press.