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In hit TV series Modern Family, a gay couple named Cam and Mitchell adopt a Vietnamese baby. Heart to Heart Adoptions, a non-profit adoption agency that mediates between birth mothers and foster parents, sees this as a progressive development in mainstream television. As ambivalence toward LGBT marriages plagues a divided America, issues on gay parenting are also thrown into the debates.
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Cam and Mitchell’s case, of course, is not uncommon, and the show has been successfully tongue-in-cheek about potential awkward strings. Their adopted baby on the show, Lily, calls two men “daddy” and even gets better chances of getting enrolled in an elite nursery school by virtue of her parents’ “marginalized” status. There’s no attempt to ignore the issue or make a case that Cam and Mitchell enjoy parenting and sexuality in the untrammeled, Scandinavian way.
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Despite shows like Modern Family, Heart to Heart Adoptions is aware that uptight America has not really released its fairy wings. The show’s misgiving is in the ease of Cam and Mitchell’s success, though there have been episodes where the couple continually grapples with societal homophobia. In reality, LGBT couples with the intention of adopting don’t have it good, although there are neither laws nor statutes banning them from doing so. Although appeals are settled in courts, these could drag on without the benefit of time and resources.
Learn about the mission of Heart to Heart Adoptions in building happy families through its website.
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