Articles
Adoption by Lesbians and Gays: A National Survey of Adoption Agency Policies, Practices, and Attitudes
Social attitudes and practices toward gays and lesbians are changing, while the willingness of agencies to accept them as parents means a growing number of children who need homes are moving into permanent families.
Technical Report: Coparent or Second-Parent Adoption by Same-Sex Parents
A growing body of scientific literature demonstrates that children who grow up with 1 or 2 gay and/or lesbian parents fare as well in emotional, cognitive, social, and sexual functioning as do children whose parents are heterosexual.
The High Cost of Denying Permanency
This report addresses the economic impact of maintaining children in foster care when otherwise qualified gay and lesbian individuals and couples are available, able, and willing to adopt, and the resulting costs– both direct and indirect – to the State of Florida.
Expanding Resources for Children: Is Adoption By Gays and Lesbians Part of the Answer for Boys and Girls Who Need Homes?
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute released this Policy Perspective brief in March 2006 for the purpose of providing a research-based context for the ongoing debate in the United States over the adoption of children by gays and lesbians.
The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children
An analysis examining the effects of marriage, civil union, and domestic partnership statutes and amendments on the legal, financial, and psychosocial health and well-being of children whose parents are gay or lesbian.