Optimism has dwindled for a queer couple after a two-year struggle to adopt a child. Between 2015 and 2017, Shobhna S. Kumar and her partner met multiple officials of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), spoke to several adoption agencies, visited orphanages, and sought help from advocates. The couple first began their search online after they decided to bring up a child through adoption. Today, they have all but given up.
“We were denied adoption because we are different. It is immoral to deny the right to any human being, and it is inhuman to deny orphan children the care and love of the family. We ran from pillar to post each day, hoping that we could succeed in our efforts, but reality had a different tale to offer. Now we have aged a little and have to give up,” said Ms. Kumar.
She said there are many same-sex couples living together wanting to adopt children. If the Union government amends the Special Marriage Act of 1954 to recognise marriage and allow adoption, both couples and children will have an opportunity to live a happy life.
