same-sex adoption

Microaggressions, Feelings of Difference, and Resilience Among Adopted Children with Sexual Minority Parents

By Melissa Mendez|2016-12-01T19:32:51-06:00May 9th, 2016|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, child welfare, Microaggressions, resilience, same-sex adoption, student blogger|

Today's Guest Blogger is Peter Holmlund-Fluker. Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the University of Massachusetts Amherst present the findings of their study on microaggressions experienced by preadolescent youth being raised by same-sex parents in the article, “Microaggressions, Feelings of Difference, and Resilience Among Adopted Children with Sexual Minority Parents.” Published in the September [...]

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Same-sex adoptions

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 15th, 2014|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: guest blogger, Permanency & Adoption Series, same-sex adoption|

Today's guest post is Rachele Willy. ABC News shared an article entitled “Same-Sex Adoptions Next Frontier for LGBT Advocates,” which can be found here and looks at barriers for same-sex couples to adopt throughout the United States. Only 19 states and the District of Columbia permit same-sex couples to adopt jointly, 13 states and D.C. allow [...]

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Couples sue state for right to adopt partner’s children

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 27th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, legal issues, LGBT, North Carolina, same-sex adoption|

FOX Carolina 21 The ACLU is assisting six families in North Carolina in filing a federal lawsuit against the state for discrimination. North Carolina currently prohibits a partner from adopting his or her partner's biological or adopted child. This law affects both same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples. Until 2010, North Carolina recognized second parent adoptions. [...]

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Marriage and Child Permanency: How they relate to one another

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: constitutional amendment, Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT, marriage amendment, permanency, same-sex adoption|

Minnesota Law defining marriage as a civil contract between a man and a woman was established in 1976. In 1996 the federal government signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The act defined 'marriage' as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and 'spouse' as a person of [...]

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same-sex adoption

May 2016

Microaggressions, Feelings of Difference, and Resilience Among Adopted Children with Sexual Minority Parents

April 2014

Same-sex adoptions

July 2012

Couples sue state for right to adopt partner’s children

October 2011

Marriage and Child Permanency: How they relate to one another