Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among transgender adults

Goldberg, Abbie E.; Tornello, Samantha L.; Farr, Rachel H.; Smith, Juli Anna Z.; Miranda, Liam

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104699

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“…A high-profile example is the religious freedom legislation in 11 US states that allows adoption and fostering agencies to refuse to place children with LGBTQ+ adopters. Same-sex couples are seven times more likely than heterosexual couples to adopt and foster children (Goldberg & Conron 2018), and trans adults are more open to adopting "hard to place" children than are cisgender individuals (Goldberg et al 2020). Beyond this legislation being "state-sanctioned discrimination" (Natl.…”

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Impact of New Family Forms on Parenting and Child Development

Imrie

Golombok

2020

Annu. Rev. Dev. Psychol.

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The structure of families has changed significantly over the last 40 years due to changes in legislation, technology, and societal attitudes. This article examines parenting and child development in new family forms, i.e., family forms that did not exist or were not visible until the latter part of the twentieth century. First, we give an overview of the historical and current context of new family forms. Then, we discuss parenting and child development in six new family types: families with lesbian mothers, families with gay fathers, intentional single-mother families, donor conception families, surrogacy families, and families with trans parents. Next, we discuss how research on the impact of new family forms on parenting and child development can inform our understanding of the relative influence of family processes and family structure on child development and parenting. We conclude with directions for future research. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, Volume 2 is December 15, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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Impact of New Family Forms on Parenting and Child Development

Imrie

Golombok

2020

Annu. Rev. Dev. Psychol.

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“…Foreign authors (Goldberg et al, 2020;Roche, 2019;Mihalec-Adkins, Christ & Day, 2020;Miranda, Tadros & Molla, 2020;Cooley et al, 2020) study the problems of orphanhood and social orphanhood, the problems of placement in foster families.…”

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Connection of Social Policy Implementation with the Dynamics of Social Orphanhood in Russian Regions

Bronnikova

Kulyamina

Babakaev

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The problem of social orphanhood is one of the most important fmong the social problems of modern Russia, it is acute for a society. In the study of the problems of social orphanage, we used the author's methods of ranking the regions of Russia according to the dynamics of indicators, an integrated index of "favorable" changes, as well as rating data and indicators of the development of regions of Russia implemented by subjects of social policy and the system of protecting children's rights. Based on the results of the study, the main problems in the social protection of families and citizens in difficult situations are identified. The problems lie in the areas of financial security of social programs, legislative regulation, information support. The results of the study can be used in the activities of social support services. The preventive of social orphanage should be measures of an active social policy.

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“…Even though many LGBTQ+ people are interested in becoming parents, and are likely to be successful parents with children who are faring well overall, discrimination against them in foster care settings has not disappeared (Cody et al, 2017;Downs & James, 2006;Goldberg et al, 2019;Goldberg, Moyer, Kinkler, & Richardson, 2012;Goldberg, Tornello, Farr, Smith, & Miranda, 2020;Mallon, 2011;Riggs, 2020). Discrimination takes many forms; there may be legal discrimination, such as outright bans on adoption or foster care by LGBTQ+ adults, agency discrimination in which private agencies will not work with LGBTQ+ prospective foster parents, or there may be birth family and/or foster child preferences, for instance, if members of the birth family prefer that the child be placed with heterosexual foster parents (Brodzinsky & Goldberg, 2016;Downs & James, 2006;Farr & Goldberg, 2018).…”

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Sexual orientation, gender identity, and foster care: What can social science offer in a case like Fulton v. City of Philadelphia?

Patterson

Farr

2021

Family Court Review

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Are empirical data and results of research by social scientists relevant to court decisions in foster care cases, and if so, how? How should they be brought to the court's attention? These questions arose in the context of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2021), a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that posed the question of whether a religiously based foster care agency could refuse to provide service to LGBTQ+ prospective foster parents on the grounds of religious beliefs, and still accept public funds. Empirical evidence is relevant to the evaluation of at least three propositions related to foster care that were raised in Fulton: (1) There is a need for qualified prospective foster parents; (2) LGBTQ+ adults are at least as likely as others to be interested in becoming foster parents and they are likely to become competent foster parents; and (3) If sufficient numbers of qualified prospective foster parents cannot be found, children are likely to suffer. Consideration of the evidence reveals that each of these three propositions is supported by factual evidence. In the United States today, there is a definite need for competent foster parents, and competence as a foster or adoptive parent is not associated with parental sexual orientation. Moreover, LGBTQ+ adults may be more likely to show interest in becoming foster parents, on average, than their heterosexual peers. If LGBTQ+ adults are not permitted to become foster parents, some children are very likely to remain without homes, and in this way, will

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Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among transgender adults

Cited by 33 publications

References 42 publications

Impact of New Family Forms on Parenting and Child Development

Impact of New Family Forms on Parenting and Child Development

Connection of Social Policy Implementation with the Dynamics of Social Orphanhood in Russian Regions

Sexual orientation, gender identity, and foster care: What can social science offer in a case like Fulton v. City of Philadelphia?

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