After considering making my documentary on Gay Adoption or being raise by Gay parents, I decided to research into the topic more to see if there was actually a story to tell here.
Gay Adoption became part of the Adoption and Children Act of 2002 in 2005. This updated Act, made it legal for same-sex couples to adopt a child and bring up a family. The Act also changed and gave more rights to foster parents, meaning you didn't have to be married in order to adopt. The United Kingdom is 1 of only 14 countries to have not only legalised Gay Adoption, but to encourage it. As a homosexual couple or single parent/guardian, you have the same rights as heterosexual singles and couples, legally adoption agencies cannot refuse them based on their sexual orientation.
However, according to Pink Parents website, homosexual couples and single parents wait longer to be able to adopt and are usually given older children rather than babies who are typically given to Heterosexual families. From this I'm already seeing there is some sort of issue with Gay Adoption even though it's legal these days.
As well as this, I spoke to my friend Jason who is currently looking into adopting, told me about a book called "The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I decided to Go Get Pregnant" written by Dan Savage. It tells the story of how he and his boyfriend went through the adoption process but this was before it was legal and it takes the readers down an emotional tale of the details of the adoption process and how it effected his life. It shows the issues he faced both legally and socially with people giving him abuse and negativity for wanting to raise a child in a homosexual relationship. This is both a good point of research and also a good potential interview if I could get in contact with him and his partner.
As well as this. I've also got a friend called Ella who was raise by 2 Mothers. In High School, I would always see people bullying her about having gay parents. This would be a regular occurrence. Although, she pushed through it and ignored all the bullying she got because she loved her family and also saw nothing wrong with having 2 Mothers (as there isn't one). People would also tell her that she would also end up coming out as Homosexual since she's been brought up by 2 women. However, this hasn't been the issue since she has now been in a relationship for over 2 years with her boyfriend. But she's a good example of how gay adoption isn't socially accepted and can lead to the children being bullied. But this can also help to question whether or not Gay Adoption really is accepted in our modern society.
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