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of LGBTQ Millennials are actively planning to grow their families, compared to 55% of non-LGBTQ Millennials, a gap that has narrowed significantly in comparison to older generations Dunne EJ (1987). "Helping gay fathers come out to their children". Journal of Homosexuality. 14 (1–2): 213–22. doi: 10.1300/J082v14n01_16. PMID 3655343. Canadian Psychological Association" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018 . Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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Allen, M; Burrell, N (1996). "Comparing the impact of homosexual and heterosexual parents on children: meta-analysis of existing research". Journal of Homosexuality. 32 (2): 19–35. doi: 10.1300/j082v32n02_02. PMID 9010824. Crowl, Alicia; Ahn, Soyeon; Baker, Jean (12 August 2008). "A Meta-Analysis of Developmental Outcomes for Children of Same-Sex and Heterosexual Parents". Journal of GLBT Family Studies. 4 (3): 385–407. doi: 10.1080/15504280802177615. S2CID 24069055. This section is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. ( August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Polikoff, Nancy D.; Bronski, Michael (2008). Beyond Straight and Gay Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law. Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807044322. a b Gartrell N, Bos H (2010). "US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: Psychological Adjustment of 17-Year-Old Adolescents". Pediatrics. 126 (1): 28–36. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-3153. PMID 20530080.Something else I learned from Prof Golombok was how awful it was for lesbian parents in the 70s, 80s and even 90s, who separated from a male partner to be with a woman, only to have their children taken from them after divorce proceedings. Courts at that time believed it was detrimental for children to be brought up by gay parents. In one US case she told us about, the courts ruled it would be better for a child to live with his father – a convicted murderer – than with his mother, who was in a happy and loving relationship with a woman. It is so important to remember our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters, who fought and struggled so that we can enjoy the protection and relative ease of being a queer family today. Biblarz, Timothy J.; Stacey, Judith (February 2010). "How Does the Gender of Parents Matter?". Journal of Marriage and Family. 72 (1): 3–22. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.593.4963. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00678.x. Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 27 countries and in some sub-national territories. Furthermore, 5 countries have legalized some form of step-child adoption. Institutional heterosexism can be observed in adoption policies in many parts of the world: some countries or states explicitly prohibit adoption by openly lesbian, gay or bisexual people. Other jurisdictions make decisions about whether LGBTQ people may adopt on a case-by-case basis, with great variability between agencies depending upon the focus of the agency (special needs children, infants, etc.), the religious affiliation of the agency if any, and the disposition of area supervisors and placement workers. There are also legal barriers to international adoptions, since currently no countries which are actively involved in international adoption (e.g. China, Guatemala) permit adoption by openly identified lesbian and gay people. Bisexual, transgender and transsexual people are not typically explicitly named, but are presumably included in these prohibitions. [24] Judgements [ edit ]

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In a 2009 affidavit filed in the case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, Michael Lamb, a professor of psychology and head of Department of Social and Developmental Psychology at Cambridge University, stated: Relatively few studies have directly examined gay fathers, but those that exist find that gay men are similarly fit and able parents, as compared to heterosexual men. Available empirical data do not provide a basis for assuming gay men are unsuited for parenthood. If gay parents were inherently unfit, even small studies with convenience samples would readily detect it. This has not been the case. Being raised by a single father does not appear to inherently disadvantage children's psychological wellbeing more than being raised by a single mother. Homosexuality does not constitute a pathology or deficit, and there is no theoretical reason to expect gay fathers to cause harm to their children. Thus, although more research is needed, available data place the burden of empirical proof on those who argue that having a gay father is harmful. [5] Some children do not know they have an LGBT parent; coming out issues vary and some parents may never reveal to their children that they identify as LGBT. Accordingly, how children respond to their LGBT parent(s) coming out has little to do with their sexual orientation or gender identification, but rather with how either parent responds to acts of coming out; i.e. whether there is dissolution of parental partnerships or rather if parents maintain a healthy, open, and communicative relationship after coming out or during transition in the case of trans parents. [19] [20] [21]Amanda Veldorale-Griffin (2014) Transgender Parents and Their Adult Children's Experiences of Disclosure and Transition, Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 10:5, 475-501, doi: 10.1080/1550428X.2013.866063

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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ a b c Goldberg, Naomi G.; Schneebaum, Alyssa; Durso, Laura E.; Badgett, M. V. Lee (2020), Goldberg, Abbie E.; Allen, Katherine R. (eds.), "LGBTQ-Parent Families in the United States and Economic Well-Being", LGBTQ-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.105–124, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-35610-1_6, ISBN 978-3-030-35610-1, S2CID 216489993 , retrieved 2022-12-05 We first hear of out LGBTQ parents around the time of World War II, mostly in the context of cases that denied them child custody after divorce from different-sex, cisgender spouses. Starting in the 1970s, however, a few state courts upheld custody rights for transgender, gay, and lesbian parents, though some still required that they not live with a partner or engage in “homosexual activities.” European Court of Human Rights (1997). Case of X, Y and Z v. The United Kingdom, Judgment, retrieved from: http://www.globalhealthrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ECtHR-1997-X-Y-and-Z-v-United-Kingdom.pdf a b c Faccio, Elena; Bordin, Elena; Cipolletta, Sabrina (October 2013). "Transsexual parenthood and new role assumptions". Culture, Health & Sexuality. 15 (9): 1055–1070. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2013.806676. PMID 23822798. S2CID 32472958.thisisloyal.com, Loyal |. "LGBT Parenting in the United States". Williams Institute . Retrieved 2022-12-05.