Photo 21: Adoption and Gay Families

Photo 21: My husband and I were walking in downtown Santa Cruz and saw this gay couple. I don't actually know if their daughter was adopted but I think that the picture poses some important questions about gay family structures and children.

Sociological Perspective: Due to the fact that gay families are not "normal" and have limited structures supporting them, how do they construct families? When gay families want to have families, what methods do they use? How has adoption become more prevalent in gay families? Why does it seem that some states are more willing to allow gay adoption as opposed to others? What are some of the big arguments against gay families adopting children?