Families

Articles

Check out our library of articles, essays, and other documents of relevance to LGBTQ parents and families! It's a work in progress, so please contact us with any suggested additions or updated information.


ADOPTION

Adoption and the law: myths, lies and straight talk - Aaron Britvan, American Fertility Association
Adoption glossary - Center for Family Connections
Choosing an adoption service provider - Ethica
Connecting with a culture - Paula Hajar, Adoptive Families
Crossing state lines - Sandra Knispel, American Fertility Association
Expanding resources for children: is adoption by lesbians and gays part of the answer for boys and girls who need homes? Executive summary - Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Family ties: how AF readers help their kids learn about their heritage - Adoptive Families
From only to oldest: preparing your child for a sibling - Eliza Castaneda, Adoptive Families
Gay and lesbian adoptive parenting - Michael Colberg
Getting to the heart of adoption - Michael Colberg
Know your rights: adoption in New York state
Know your rights: custody & visitation in New York state
Know your rights: intercountry adoption

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES

From only to oldest: preparing your child for a sibling - Eliza Castaneda, Adoptive Families

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COPARENTING

The family council: an alternative plan for possible changes of heart - Jenifer Firestone of Alternative Family Matters

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DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP

Know your rights: federal domestic partnership
Know your rights: immigration for partners

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DONOR INSEMINATION

Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons - the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Know your rights: donor insemination
 My two dads, my two moms: insights on gay & lesbian family building - The American Fertility Association

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FOSTER PARENTING

How do I become a foster parent? - NYC Children's Services

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LEGAL ISSUES

Adoption and the law: myths, lies and straight talk - Aaron Britvan, American Fertility Association
Crossing state lines - Sandra Knispel, American Fertility Association
Know your rights: adoption in New York state
 Know your rights: custody & visitation in New York state
Know your rights: donor insemination
 Know your rights: federal domestic partnership
Know your rights: immigration for partners
Know your rights: intercountry adoption

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RESEARCH

(How) Does the sexual orientation of parents matter? - Timothy J. Biblarz and Judith Stacey, American Sociological Review

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SCHOOLS

Going beyond gay-straight alliances to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students - Pat Griffin, Ph.D., and Mathew L. Ouellett, Ph.D., Institute for Gay & Lesbian Strategic Studies
Opening doors: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and schools - Family Equality Council

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SURROGACY

My two dads, my two moms: insights on gay & lesbian family building - The American Fertility Association
New York surrogacy law - Terri James, The American Surrogacy Center

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