We leave aside here the awful corrosion
of the word "discrimination" in today's culture, and get straight to the point.
Merriam-Webster gives the third definition of "discrimination" as "a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually, b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment."
Anytime I make a generalized decision that is harmful to a whole group (category) of people, this is discrimination in the negative sense. In the case of same-sex couples adopting, we are not discerning for the good of the child, but rather making a broad (and fallacious) decision that every two people who say they want a child can have one. In a sense the child is objectified.
In the picture to the right, same-sex couples and supporters are grouped together in a circle, and the child is left out.... of consideration, an authentic, natural family, and the consciousness of the general population.
Therefore, this is discrimination against children.
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