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Adoption and Foster Care
by Gay and Lesbian Parents in the United States
By Gary J. Gates
and M.V. Lee Badgett of the Williams Institute and Kate
Chambers and Jennifer Macomber of the Urban Institute
March 2007
Discussion and debate about adoption and foster care by gay,
lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) parents occurs frequently among
child welfare policymakers, social service agencies, and
social workers. They all need better information about GLB
adoptive and foster parents and their children as they make
individual and policy-level decisions about placement of
children with GLB parents. This report provides new
information on GLB adoption and foster care from the U.S.
Census 2000, the National Survey of Family Growth (2002),
and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
System (2004).
Adoption and Foster Care
by Gay and Lesbian Parents in the United States (PDF) |
