Since the introduction of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and the Civil Partnership Act
2005, many lesbian and gay couples have started families through adoption; yet, to date …

Findings are presented on a UK study of 41 gay father families, 40 lesbian mother families,
and 49 heterosexual parent families with an adopted child aged 3–9 years. Standardized …

Increasing numbers of lesbian and gay adults are becoming parents through adoption. The
adoption of children by lesbian and gay adults does, however, remain a controversial topic …

Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father,
35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children …

Despite the substantial literature on adoptive families (Brodzinsky, 2006; Brodzinsky &
Palacios, 2005; Brodzinsky & Pinderhughes, 2002; Palacios & Brodzinsky, 2010; van Korff …

This study explored some dynamics of couples' relationships in 106 adoptive families
headed by 29 gay, 27 lesbian, and 50 heterosexual couples with young children …

Although no one knows exactly how many children are available for adoption internationally,
estimates are in the millions. Just in the United States, about 115,000 children are legally …

Objective To examine how lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents navigate
openness dynamics with children's birth family across a 5‐year period, when children are …

Little research has investigated the experience of same-sex adoption from children's
perspective. What does it feel like to be adopted by 2 dads or 2 moms? How do the …

Despite growing visibility of lesbian-and gay-parent adoption, only one qualitative study has
examined birth family contact among adoptive families with lesbian and gay parents …