LGBTQ individuals' experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster and adoption process

Goldberg, Abbie E.; Frost, Reihonna L.; Miranda, Liam; Kahn, Ellen

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104466

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“…It is not only the case that same‐sex couples are more likely to adopt, but they have also been found to be more open to adopting a wider range of children, including those with special needs (Brodzinsky & Pertman, 2011). Considering the large number of children waiting to be adopted (Department for Education, 2019), and the reticence of some adoption agencies to place children with gay couples (Goldberg, Frost, Miranda, & Kahn, 2019; Harris 2017), it is important to understand the consequences for children’s psychological adjustment.…”

Section: Adjustment Of Adopted Childrenmentioning

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Adoptive Gay Father Families: A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Adjustment at Early Adolescence

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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 reached early adolescence. Participants predominantly lived in urban/suburban areas and were mostly white and well-educated. Standardized interviews, observations, and questionnaires of parental mental health, parent-child relationships, and adolescent adjustment were administered to parents, children, and teachers between 2016 and 2018. There were few differences between family types. However, adjustment problems had increased in all family types, with better parenting quality and parental mental health associated with fewer adjustment problems. The findings contribute to adoption policy and practice, and to theoretical understanding of the role of parental gender in child development. Anja L. McConnachie and Nadia Ayed joint first authorship. We gratefully acknowledge the children and parents who participated in the study.

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Section: Adjustment Of Adopted Childrenmentioning

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Adoptive Gay Father Families: A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Adjustment at Early Adolescence

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“…Over the past two decades, attitudes about lesbian and gay (LG) couples becoming parents have become more positive (Daugherty and Copen, 2016), although stigmas remain (Ioverno et al, 2018), such that some LG couples who seek to become parents still face hostility from reproductive (Wingo et al, 2018) and adoption (Goldberg et al, 2019) services. Despite such challenges,…”

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Community Characteristics, Victimization, and Psychological Adjustment Among School-Aged Adopted Children With Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

Goldberg

Garcia

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Little research has examined victimization among school-aged children raised in lesbian/gay (LG) parent households and almost no work has attended to the school and community contexts that may impact their victimization risk. This study examined predictors of parent-reported child victimization and child adjustment, and parent responses to victimization, in 43 two-mother, 37 two-father, and 56 mother-father families, with adopted children (median age = 8.6 years). Predictors included parent (sexual orientation), school (climate, public versus private) and community (urbanicity, percentage voted Democrat) factors, with parent and child demographics included as controls. A total of 47% of parents reported one or more child victimization experiences in the past year; there were no differences by family type. An exploratory interaction between family type and urbanicity indicated that in large urban areas, children with LG parents were predicted to experience less victimization than children with heterosexual parents; in more rural regions, children with LG parents were predicted to experience more victimization than children with heterosexual parents. School climate was related to victimization: Parents who reported more negative school climate reported more child victimization. Children with higher levels of parent-reported victimization had higher levels of parent-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms. In large urban areas, children with LG parents were predicted to have fewer internalizing symptoms than children with heterosexual parents; in more rural areas, children with LG parents were predicted to have more internalizing symptoms than children with heterosexual parents. Regarding parents' responses to victimization, LG parents were more likely to talk to school administrators, their children, and the bully, compared to heterosexual parents.

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“…Thus, many same-sex couples are interested in foster and adoptive parenting, and-despite obstacles-have become foster and adoptive parents (Goldberg et al, 2019).…”

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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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LGBTQ individuals' experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster and adoption process

Cited by 29 publications

References 27 publications

Adoptive Gay Father Families: A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Adjustment at Early Adolescence

Adoptive Gay Father Families: A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Adjustment at Early Adolescence

Community Characteristics, Victimization, and Psychological Adjustment Among School-Aged Adopted Children With Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

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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