The Changing Face Of Family

When I read the essay Capitalism and Gay Identity by John D'Emilio, I immediately thought of a lesbian friend. She works very hard to have a house and has adopted four children from the foster care system. She has taken care of these children with a heart of gold. I wonder if this would have been the case back in the 1920's?? All four children come from sad homes, where the parents were unable to care for these children properly. All four children were first in her care as foster children, but as time has gone on, the parents have been found unfit to take care of these children. Two of the children are actual siblings that have been kept together. Sadly, I know as D'Emilio has stated "...excluded from families as most of us are, we have had to create, for our survival, networks of support that do not depend on the bonds of blood or license of the state, but that are freely chosen and nurtured" (Beetles, 236). All she wants is to be accepted by not only her family, but the rest of society. I think as time goes on with the state of the economy and the states needing more money gay and lesbian marriages will become an everyday affair. The state of Arizona is in debt beyond anything I could imagine. Eventually, the states are going to realize that they will be able to collect more money through these unions.