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Patterson, Charlotte J. "Lesbian and Gay Families." Current Directions in Psychological Science 3, no. 2 (April 1994): 62–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.ep10769976.

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Riggs, Damien W. "Reassessing the Foster-Care System: Examining the Impact of Heterosexism on Lesbian and Gay Applicants." Hypatia 22, no. 1 (2007): 132–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2007.tb01153.x.

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In this essay, Riggs demonstrates how heterosexism shapes foster-care assessment practices in Australia. Through an examination of lesbian and gay foster-care applicants’ assessment reports and with a focus on the heteronormative assumptions contained within them, Riggs demonstrates that foster-care public policy and research on lesbian and gay parenting both promote the idea that lesbian and gay parents are always already “just like” heterosexual parents. To counter this idea of “sameness,” Riggs proposes an approach to both assessing and researching lesbian and gay parents that privileges the specific experiences of lesbians and gay men and resists the heterosexualization of lesbian and gay families by focusing on some potentially radical differences shaping lesbian and gay lives.
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Kindle, Peter A., and Stephen Erich. "Perceptions of Social Support among Heterosexual and Homosexual Adopters." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 86, no. 4 (October 2005): 541–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3459.

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Social support is a key variable in adoptive family functioning, however, few have addressed this in reference to gay and lesbian adoptive families. Comparison of responses between gay and lesbian adoptees (n = 47) with heterosexual adoptees (n = 25) on a modified version of the Family Support Scale did not indicate differences in overall levels of family support. Differences did exist between the levels of social support in individual categories with heterosexuals relying on my relatives and my own children and gay and lesbians relying on partners and day care centers. Results supported the hypothesis that heterosexual adoptive parents relied more on family, but did not support the hypothesis that gay and lesbian adoptive parents relied more on friends.
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Black, Dan A., Seth G. Sanders, and Lowell J. Taylor. "The Economics of Lesbian and Gay Families." Journal of Economic Perspectives 21, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 53–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jep.21.2.53.

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In this essay, we provide some statistics about the gay and lesbian population in the United States, and ask if analysis based on economic reasoning can provide insight into the family outcomes we observe. We do not start with a hypothesis of innate differences in preferences, but instead seek to understand how differences in constraints systematically alter incentives faced by gay, lesbian, and heterosexual people. Our work reinforces a central theme of Gary Becker's: that family life and economic life are interwoven. Decisions within families—including couples' decisions to commit to one another, divorce, bear children, or adopt children—are intrinsically connected to other economic decisions, including human capital accumulation, labor supply, occupational choice, consumption, and decisions about where to live. We provide evidence addressing number of questions: Do differing biological constraints faced by gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples affect choices over children? Do differences in fertility (or anticipated fertility), again owing to differences in constraints, influence where people live? Do same-sex couples have patterns of household specialization that differ in predictable fashion from heterosexual couples?
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Webster, Cecil R., and Cynthia J. Telingator. "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families." Pediatric Clinics of North America 63, no. 6 (December 2016): 1107–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2016.07.010.

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Turner, Pauline, Lynn Scadden, and Mary Harris. "Parenting in gay and lesbian families." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 1, no. 3 (1990): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19359705.1990.9962145.

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Biblarz, Timothy J., and Evren Savci. "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families." Journal of Marriage and Family 72, no. 3 (June 18, 2010): 480–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00714.x.

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Turner, Pauline H., Lynn Scadden, and Mary B. Harris. "Parenting in Gay and Lesbian Families." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy 1, no. 3 (April 24, 1990): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j236v01n03_04.

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Bryant, Suzanne. "Mediation for lesbian and gay families." Mediation Quarterly 9, no. 4 (June 1992): 391–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/crq.3900090411.

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Hicks, Stephen. "Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption: A Brief UK History." Adoption & Fostering 29, no. 3 (October 2005): 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590502900306.

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Stephen Hicks presents a history of foster care and adoption by lesbians and gay men in the UK since 1988. He reviews key research, policy, law and debates about lesbian and gay carers and discusses key changes and developments in this field of practice. The article discusses a number of common arguments that surface in debates about this topic, including the idea that the children of lesbians and gay men will suffer psychosocial damage or develop problematic gender and sexual identity. In addition, the author critiques the notion that children do best in ‘natural’ two-parent, heterosexual families and that lesbian or gay carers should not be considered or should be used only as a ‘last resort’. Although the number of approved lesbian and gay carers has been increasing and there has been a range of positive changes in this field, it is argued that a series of homophobic ideas remain a key feature of this debate. The article asks how much things have changed since 1988 and what social work can do to contribute to an anti-homophobic practice.
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Laird, Joan. "Family-Centered Practice with Lesbian and Gay Families." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 77, no. 9 (November 1996): 559–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.972.

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The author reviews the strengths of lesbian- and gay-headed families as well as some of the special issues they face. A family-centered, strengths-oriented approach to working with lesbian and gay families that draws on cultural, constructionist, and narrative ideas is presented.
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Brown, Helen Cosis, and Christine Cocker. "Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption: Out of the Closet into the Mainstream?" Adoption & Fostering 32, no. 4 (December 2008): 19–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590803200404.

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Recent public debates have discussed lesbians and gay men caring for children as a novel phenomenon, but such arrangements are not new. Helen Cosis Brown and Christine Cocker track debates concerning lesbian and gay families and examine the relationship between policy and practice that is evidence based and ideologically driven. They outline the complexities of adoption and fostering practice within its political and social context and argue that the paramountcy of the child's welfare is the lynchpin to understanding the issues involved with the placement of children with lesbian and gay carers. The emphasis, in examining the detail of practice, is on recruitment, assessment, matching and support.
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Surtees, Nicola, and Philip Bremner. "Gay and Lesbian Collaborative Co-Parenting in New Zealand and the United Kingdom: ‘The Law Doesn’t Protect the Third Parent’." Social & Legal Studies 29, no. 4 (September 18, 2019): 507–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0964663919874861.

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In many jurisdictions, legislation reflects, retains and reiterates heteronormative two-parent models of family. Lesbian and gay individuals and an increasing number of heterosexual individuals who choose to parent outside the paradigm of the conjugal couple relationship find neither their interests nor the welfare of their children is sufficiently protected in law. This article is based on the findings of two empirical research projects investigating the procreative autonomy of lesbians and gay men in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It focuses on collaborative co-parenting families formed by lesbian couples and gay men, with reference to the allocation of legal parenthood in these kinds of families and case law across both jurisdictions. Two such families are introduced. Attention is drawn to the ways the law hampers these families’ preferred parenting arrangements. The article highlights the need for legislative change. It concludes that a more flexible, inclusive concept of legal parenthood that honours the intentions of those involved in these arrangements would potentially benefit all people interested in non-traditional parenting.
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Park, Nicholas, Rachel M. Schmitz, and Kathleen Slauson-Blevins. "“It Takes a Lot of Planning”: Sexual Minority Young Adult Perceptions of Gay and Lesbian Parenthood." Journal of Family Issues 41, no. 10 (June 6, 2020): 1785–809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x20925508.

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Lesbian and gay parents are becoming more prevalent, visible, and accepted in the United States. Despite these shifts, legal and social obstacles continue to shape pathways to parenthood. For many lesbians and gay men, access to parenthood is difficult, uncertain, and varies geographically. Using focus group interviews, this study explores how 36 Midwestern gay, lesbian, and bisexual young adults without children perceive gay and lesbian parenting and their own parenthood prospects. Themes included perceptions of legal and social barriers to parenthood, assumptions of the mounting economic obstacles and constraints surrounding parenthood, and concerns with navigating legal relatedness when establishing their families. This research provides insight into how emerging adulthood is experienced by sexual minority young adults in a shifting legal and social climate full of uncertainty regarding LGBTQ rights and parenthood. Policy implications and future research are discussed surrounding sexually diverse people’s accessibility in pursuing parenthood.
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Rothberg, Barbara, and Dava Weinstein. "A Primer on Lesbian and Gay Families." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 4, no. 2 (June 3, 1996): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j041v04n02_05.

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Mallon, Gerald P. "Gay and Lesbian Adolescents and Their Families." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 10, no. 2 (October 1999): 69–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j041v10n02_04.

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Adams, Jennifer L., Jodi D. Jaques, and Kathleen M. May. "Counseling Gay and Lesbian Families: Theoretical Considerations." Family Journal 12, no. 1 (January 2004): 40–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480703258693.

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D'augelli, Anthony R., Arnold H. Grossman, and Michael T. Starks. "Families of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth." Journal of GLBT Family Studies 4, no. 1 (April 17, 2008): 95–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15504280802084506.

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Berkowitz, Dana. "Doing Families: Gay and Lesbian Family Practices." Journal of Family Theory & Review 8, no. 1 (March 2016): 113–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12130.

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Almack, Kathryn. "Out and About: Negotiating the Layers of Being Out in the Process of Disclosure of Lesbian Parenthood." Sociological Research Online 12, no. 1 (January 2007): 26–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1442.

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Discussion of coming out within lesbian and gay academic literature has focussed primarily on the individual process and consequences of disclosing a lesbian/gay identity. Drawing upon data from a qualitative research study of 20 lesbian parent families in the UK, who had planned and had their first child together, this paper considers dimensions of coming out that arise for lesbian parents having children in an openly lesbian relationship. To date little attention has been paid to these dimensions. Women identified how having children revealed new layers of being out as parenthood brought them into contact with a whole new range of people, settings and networks. Negotiating recognition of their parental and familial status involves making decisions about when, where and how to come out in these new settings and women also faced renegotiations of an acceptance of their lesbian identity and parenthood with family members. This paper utilises stigma theory to examine some of the additional complexities related to the decisions and negotiations involved in being out as lesbian parent families.
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Costa, Pedro Alexandre, and Markus Bidell. "Modern Families." Journal of Family Issues 38, no. 4 (December 19, 2016): 500–521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x16683985.

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The aim of this study was to examine parenting desire, intention, and experience among a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals ( N = 568) from Portugal between the ages of 18 and 76 years. Approximately 7% ( n = 38) reported having children, with the majority stating a biological kinship with their children primarily from previous heterosexual relationships. The central focus of the current study includes participants without children ( n = 530), on average 12 years younger than those with children. Among this group, 65% stated a desire to have children and 56% stated the intention to have children in the future. A multiple regression revealed that young age, involvement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender events, and low religiosity significantly predicted parenting intention. To further explore the effects of age on parenting intention, an analysis of variance was conducted. Younger participants reported significantly stronger parenting intention, and these differences were detected between each age/developmental group.
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Wall, Misty L. "Working with Lesbian-Headed Families: What Social Workers Need to Know." Advances in Social Work 14, no. 2 (September 3, 2013): 433–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/8846.

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More gay men and lesbian women are choosing parenthood. One common challenge facing lesbian-headed families is how to navigate interactions with societies that are largely homophobic, heterocentric, or unaware of how to embrace non-traditional families. Systems may struggle to adjust services to meet the needs of modern family structures, including families led by lesbian women. The following are three areas of intervention (knowledge, creating affirmative space, and ways to incorporate inclusive language), informed by current literature, that allow social workers to create successful working relationships with members of lesbian-headed families.
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Brown, D. H. C. "Lesbian, Gay and Queer Parenting: Families, Intimacies, Genealogies." British Journal of Social Work 42, no. 3 (April 1, 2012): 587–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs035.

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Neisen, Joseph H. "Resources for Families with a Gay/Lesbian Member." Journal of Homosexuality 14, no. 1-2 (September 3, 1987): 239–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j082v14n01_18.

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Thomeer, Mieke Beth, Emily Allen Paine, and Chénoia Bryant. "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and health." Sociology Compass 12, no. 1 (November 28, 2017): e12552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12552.

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Borhek, Mary V. "Helping gay and lesbian adolescens and their families." Journal of Adolescent Health Care 9, no. 2 (March 1988): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0197-0070(88)90058-7.

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Bushe, Sierra, and Iris Romero. "Lesbian Pregnancy: Care and Considerations." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 35, no. 05 (September 2017): 420–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1606385.

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AbstractThe constructs and the provision of preconception and obstetrical care have historically been based on the assumption of heterosexuality, and have often excluded lesbian women. However, due to significant strides in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights, more lesbian women desire to create and expand their families, and lesbian parented families are increasing. This places obstetrical care providers at the forefront of the movement to build inclusive health care environments. Therefore, it is incumbent upon those of us who work in obstetrics to understand, recognize, and respect the unique cultural considerations that pertain to lesbian women and couples seeking parenthood. This review seeks to provide culturally sensitive guidance on the specific concerns and challenges lesbians face, from preconception care to postpartum care, and briefly addresses legal issues and considerations for the nonbiologic mother. The recommendations outlined here are drawn from studies of the experiences of lesbian women with pregnancy. However, the scientific literature is very limited, and there is a clear need for additional obstetrical research focused on this patient group. As professionals committed to assuring optimal outcomes for all obstetrical patients, it is crucial that we promote the inclusion of sexual minority women in our clinical practices and research endeavors.
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Moutinho, A., A. V. Pereira, and G. Jorge. "Children of homosexual parents." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72175-7.

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Like families headed by heterosexual parents, lesbian and gay parents and their children are a diverse group. Unlike heterosexual parents, however, lesbian and gay parents are often subject of discrimination because of their sexual orientation while facing adoption, custody or assisted reproductive technologies, based on stereotypes concerning children psychological development and wellbeing.This work reviews empirical evidence regarding children with gay and lesbian parents. The results of existing research comparing children of homosexual parents with children of heterosexual parents are quite clear: common stereotypes are not supported by the data.
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Stacey, Lawrence, and Irene Padavic. "Complicating parents’ gender and sexual expectations for children: A comparison of biological parents and stepparents." Sexualities 24, no. 1-2 (March 25, 2020): 191–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460720906988.

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When social scientists argue that “families” reproduce and sometimes challenge gender and sexual norms, they tend to refer to biological, cisgender, and heterosexual families. We consider how one alternative family form—stepfamilies—might, like gay and lesbian families, challenge these norms. Interviews with 20 biological and stepparents reveal that whereas biological parents held relatively intense feelings about their children’s gender and sexual conformity, stepparents were indifferent and far less inclined to police their children’s behavior. We conclude that stepfamilies, similar to gay and lesbian families, might be a source of less rigid expectations and greater liberty than biological families, and we consider the implications for the future of traditional gender and sexual norms in the face of the proliferation of alternative family forms.
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Beren, Megan. "Gay and Lesbian Families in the Early Childhood Classroom: Evaluation of an Online Professional Development Course." LEARNing Landscapes 7, no. 1 (July 1, 2013): 61–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v7i1.630.

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Including families is an important theme in the early childhood classroom. Teachers, however, report feeling unprepared when a child’s family is composed of same-sex parents. Gay and lesbian families, in turn, feel invisible, silenced, and excluded. Overall, the topic is rarely covered in teacher education programs—in response, an online course on gay and lesbian families was developed. Teachers assessed the knowledge conveyed, comfort with the content, and helpfulness of the tools provided. The findings confirmed that most teachers had received no pre-service or professional development training on the topic. The majority wanted training that included tools for being inclusive and welcoming.
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Harrison, Amy E., and Vincent M. B. Silenzio. "COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF LESBIAN AND GAY PATIENTS AND FAMILIES." Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice 23, no. 1 (March 1996): 31–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70259-1.

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James, Steven E. "Clinical Themes in Gay- and Lesbian-Parented Adoptive Families." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 7, no. 3 (July 2002): 475–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104502007003012.

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James, Steven E. "Clinical Themes in Gay- and Lesbian- Parented Adoptive Families." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 7, no. 3 (July 1, 2002): 475–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104502007003041.

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Ryan, Maura, and Dana Berkowitz. "Constructing Gay and Lesbian Parent Families “Beyond the Closet”." Qualitative Sociology 32, no. 2 (March 5, 2009): 153–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-009-9124-6.

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Dempsey, Deborah. "Gay male couples’ paternal involvement in lesbian-parented families." Journal of Family Studies 18, no. 2-3 (December 2012): 155–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/jfs.2012.18.2-3.155.

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Robinson, Kerry H. "Making the Invisible Visible: Gay and Lesbian Issues in Early Childhood Education." Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 3, no. 3 (October 2002): 415–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2002.3.3.8.

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This article, based on empirical qualitative data gained from a survey and interviews with a group of early childhood educators, argues for the inclusion of sexual differences, or more specifically, gay and lesbian equity issues, in approaches to anti-bias. The article examines the discourses that prevail in the field, that perpetuate the perceived irrelevance, invisibility and exclusion of lesbian and gay issues in early childhood settings and education generally. The discussion focuses on several main areas, including: the prevalence of the dominant discourses of childhood and sexuality that intersect to constitute sexuality as irrelevant to children; the pervasiveness of the discourse of compulsory heterosexuality and the assumed absence of gay and lesbian families in settings; or the assumed absence of significant gay and lesbian adults in children's lives; the presence of homophobia and heterosexism in early childhood settings; and the perceived irrelevance of broader social, political and economic issues to the ‘child's world’. This article highlights some crucial issues for practice and policy development in the area of anti-bias education concerned with sexual differences.
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Piumatti, Giovanni, and Marco Salvati. "Contact With Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderates the Negative Relationship Between Religiosity and Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions’ and Families’ Rights." Social Psychology 51, no. 5 (September 2020): 309–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000416.

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Abstract. This study investigated the moderation effect of contact with gay men and lesbian women on the relationship between religiosity levels with the endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Analyses were carried out on a national representative cross-sectional sample of 5,544 Italian adult residents (% females = 54). Multiple linear regressions coupled with an examination of the interaction between contact and religiosity showed that contact mitigated the negative relationship between religiosity and endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights, especially at lower rather than higher levels of religiosity. These results are important in terms of understandings of the relationship between religiosity and policy preference regarding same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Contact can promote equality for gay men and lesbian women but different susceptibility levels persist between highly and less religious individuals in this respect.
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Kelly, Fiona. "One of These Families is Not Like the Others: The Legal Response to Non-Normative Queer Parenting in Canada." Alberta Law Review 51, no. 1 (October 1, 2013): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/alr55.

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A growing number of lesbians and gay men are choosing to become parents. In response, provincial parentage laws have become increasingly inclusive of same-sex parents, though the presumption underlying most of the reforms is that queer parenting will adhere to a nuclear family model. The effect of this preferencefor the nuclear family is that queer parents who engage in non-normative arrangements continue to find themselves outside the law. Perhaps most vulnerable are gay men, particularly in situations where they co-parent with a lesbian couple. This article uses the recent decisions of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal in D.W.H. v. D.J.R. to illustrate the challenges facing nonnormative queer families and gay male parents in particular. It argues that even in provinces with recentparentage law reforms, deviation from the nuclear family norm poses serious risks for queer parents.
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Austin, Erika L., Lisa L. Lindley, Leandro A. Mena, Richard A. Crosby, and Christina A. Muzny. "Families of choice and noncollegiate sororities and fraternities among lesbian and bisexual African-American women in a southern community: implications for sexual and reproductive health research." Sexual Health 11, no. 1 (2014): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh13145.

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Background Self-identified lesbian and bisexual African-American women living in the southern United States are a relatively hidden subpopulation within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Existing research suggests that African-American lesbian and bisexual women are at high risk for sexually transmissible infections (STIs), but the sexual and reproductive health needs of this population are just beginning to be understood. Methods: We conducted four focus groups and five individual interviews with 24 lesbian and bisexual African-American women living in the Jackson, Mississippi, metropolitan area, recruited through the local STI clinic and through word of mouth. We aimed to characterise the role of two types of social organisations (lesbian families and noncollegiate lesbian sororities and fraternities) among the local LGBT community, and their influence on the sexual health of their members. Results: Both types of social organisations serve positive functions for their members. Lesbian families provide support and stability; this appears beneficial for younger individuals, who may lack support from biological families. Lesbian sororities and fraternities are visible due to their emphasis on community service, and offer a strong sense of solidarity and belonging. In both organisation types, discussions about sex were common, although members acknowledged a lack of information regarding safer sex among lesbian and bisexual women. Conclusions: Existing social organisations within the LGBT community, such as lesbian families and lesbian sororities and fraternities, should be incorporated into community-based popular opinion leader or lay heath advisor interventions in an effort to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of marginalised populations.
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Monk, Daniel. "‘Inheritance Families of Choice’? Lawyers' Reflections on Gay and Lesbian Wills." Journal of Law and Society 43, no. 2 (May 10, 2016): 167–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2016.00748.x.

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Szalma, Ivett. "Doing Families. Gay and Lesbian Family Practices.Judit Takács & Roman Kuhar." Journal of Homosexuality 61, no. 7 (May 2, 2014): 1053–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2014.870851.

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Stambolis‐Ruhstorfer, Michael. "Lesbian and gay families in France: results from the DEVHOM study." International Social Science Journal 70, no. 235-236 (March 2020): 7–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/issj.12248.

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Souto-Manning, Mariana, and Jill Hermann-Wilmarth. "teacher inquiries into gay and lesbian families in early childhood classrooms." Journal of Early Childhood Research 6, no. 3 (October 2008): 263–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476718x08094450.

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Tasker, Fiona. "A Review of “Lesbian, gay and queer parenting: Families, intimacies, genealogies”." Journal of GLBT Family Studies 9, no. 3 (May 2013): 302–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428x.2013.781910.

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D'augelli, Anthony R. "Stress and Adaptation Among Families of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth." Journal of GLBT Family Studies 1, no. 2 (March 31, 2005): 115–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j461v01n02_07.

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Goldberg, Abbie E., Reihonna L. Frost, and Kaitlin A. Black. "“There is So Much to Consider”: School-Related Decisions and Experiences among Families who Adopt Noninfant Children." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 98, no. 3 (July 2017): 191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.24.

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Parents who adopt noninfant children often find that these children have academic and behavioral difficulties and may have experienced trauma—challenges that may have implications for school decision making and experiences. This qualitative study examined school selection processes and experiences among lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents who had adopted children over the age of 24 months (N = 18 families) 5 years earlier. Practical factors (e.g., cost and location) and the unique needs of their children (e.g., diagnoses, trauma history) were often more pressing than race and family structure (i.e., lesbian/gay-parent headed) considerations in selecting schools. Parents encountered complex challenges in establishing and maintaining appropriate school supports and services. Parents and school staff should work collaboratively using trauma-sensitive approaches to help adopted children succeed in school.
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Pralat, Robert. "More Natural Does Not Equal More Normal: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People’s Views About Different Pathways to Parenthood." Journal of Family Issues 39, no. 18 (November 9, 2018): 4179–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x18810951.

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Heterosexual reproduction is often seen as normal and natural, with the two descriptors commonly understood as mutually reinforcing. I argue that, despite their apparent similarity, the meanings of “normal” and “natural” are distinct in important ways—a distinction that questions the positioning of lesbian motherhood and gay fatherhood as inferior. Through an analysis of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people’s ethical judgments about different ways of creating families, I show that pathways to parenthood that make a family appear “more normal” rely on means of reproduction that seem, in fact, “less natural.” Conversely, reproductive possibilities seen as “more organic” create families that depart more substantially from the cultural norm of the nuclear family. As a result of this tension, different pathways to parenthood can be justified as being “in children’s best interests.” However, while this children-centered justification can be flexibly applied, it also has contradictory meanings.
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Danna, Daniela. "Lesbiche, gay, famiglia." SOCIETÀ DEGLI INDIVIDUI (LA), no. 47 (October 2013): 63–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/las2013-047006.

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"Family" has been a contested institution for the first Italian gay movement in the Seventies, sharing the feminist rebellion against patriarchy. It was Arci Gay that started using the word famiglie (in the plural) in the 90s during the political campaigns for a legal recognition of same-sex couples, while more radical groups still contested the term. In the mainstream political debate, the use of the singular family vs the plural families became a sign of closure or opening towards the GLBT movement's requests. National polls and Eurobarometers have tested the level of social acceptance for same-sex unions and adoptions overtime, and are a good source to describe the changing social situation for families with lesbian and gay parents. In 2000s political groups formed specifically around the issue of GLBT parenting. The word omogenitorialitÀ was coined after the french example, and used in the political debate. Notwithstanding the long debate and the diffusion in many countries all over the world of the recognition of same-sex partnerships and parenthood, in Italy no law has been approved yet, and opposition is still strong.
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Millbank, Jenni. "Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law — Part One: Couples." Federal Law Review 34, no. 1 (March 2006): 1–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22145/flr.34.1.1.

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Millbank, Jenni. "Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law — Part Two: Children." Federal Law Review 34, no. 2 (June 2006): 205–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.22145/flr.34.2.1.

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