Author: Alexander Schatzberg On June 11 2020, President Trump filed a statement to the Supreme court. The contents of this statement are simply unacceptable. You see, Trump is a homophobe as well as a racist, and this become appallingly clear with this brief. Trump, and his administration, believe that that same-sex couples should not be allowed to adopt. He pushed for this law in his statement, and eventually settled for is being "up to the adoption agency". The mere fact that this would be a concern in this day an age is shocking to me. What is the reasoning behind this, if not homophobia? Many of these children are coming from extremely poor families or countries. They were put up for adoption to better their life. By restricting the people who can adopt, this administration is directly harming the children who these LGBTQ+ couples would be adopting. This also harms the couples. While it is a viable option to get a sperm-donation for lesbian couples, this is simply not the case for gay or some transgender couples. These people love each other, and they want children. What is the next step for them? Without adoption, they simply cannot have children. That is why it is so important that everybody, especially the LGBTQ+ community, has to option to adopt. Sources https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/trump-administration-argues-adoption-orgs-allowed-to-refuse-lgbt-couples-630568 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/us/trump-hhs-lgbtq-rule.html
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