Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men
A New Dimension in Family Diversity

Leading experts in a variety of fields address--and often shatter--the controversies, myths, and misconceptions hindering efforts by these individuals to adopt and raise children. What makes this book all the more valuable is that it provides insights and specific recommendations for establishing empirically validated best practices for working with an important sector of our society, for treating all prospective and current parents fairly and equally, and, perhaps most importantly, for increasing a still largely untapped resource for providing families for children who need them.

FOREWORD
SUSAN GOLOMBOK
1. AMERICAN ADOPTION: A BRIEF HISTORY
CYNTHIA RUSSETT
2. EMERGING DIVERSITY IN FAMILY LIFE: ADOPTION BY GAY AND LESBIAN PARENTS
ADAM PERTMAN AND JEANNE HOWARD
3. LEGAL ISSUES IN GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTION
ANNETTE R. APPELL
4. ADOPTION BY LESBIANS AND GAY MEN: A NATIONAL SURVEY OF ADOPTION AGENCY POLICIES AND PRACTICES
DAVID M. BRODZINSKY
5. ADOLESCENTS WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS:
FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
CHARLOTTE J. PATTERSON AND JENNIFER L. WAINRIGHT
6. PLANNED LESBIAN FAMILIES:
A REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL LESBIAN FAMILY STUDY
NANETTE GARTRELL, HEIDI PEYSER, AND HENNY BOS
7. LESBIAN AND GAY PROSPECTIVE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES: THE HOMESTUDY ASSESSMENT PROCESS
GERALD P. MALLON
8. SUPPORTING GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTIVE FAMILIES BEFORE AND AFTER ADOPTION
DEVON BROOKS, HANSUNG KIM, AND LESLIE H. WIND
9. GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTIVE PARENTS: STRESSORS AND STRENGTHS
SCOTT RYAN AND SUZANNE BROWN
10. LESBIAN AND GAY ADOPTIVE PARENT FAMILIES: ASSESSMENT, CLINICAL ISSUES, AND INTERVENTION
ABBIE E. GOLDBERG AND MARK GIANINO
11. ADOPTION BY LESBIANS AND GAY MEN: WHAT WE KNOW, NEED TO KNOW, AND OUGHT TO DO
DAVID M. BRODZINSKY, ROBERT-JAY GREEN, AND KATIE KATUZNY
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