Dennis Patrick, The Story of a Gay Foster Parent, Child Welfare, Vol. 85, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: LGBTQ Youth Child Welfare (March/April 2006), pp. 123-132
Contents:
- HOW YOU CAN BEE GAY FOSTER PARENTS OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS
- HOE CALL: KEV GERS EXPLAS HIS EXPERIENCE FOSTERG-TO-ADOPT AS A GAY MAN
- U.S. SUPREME COURT BACKS CATHOLIC GROUP THAT SHUNNED GAY FOSTER PARENTS
- GAY AND LBIAN FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTN
HOW YOU CAN BEE GAY FOSTER PARENTS OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS
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HOE CALL: KEV GERS EXPLAS HIS EXPERIENCE FOSTERG-TO-ADOPT AS A GAY MAN
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Clearly, when you ci to bee a gay foster parent or adoptive parent, you will make a huge difference the life of the child that you wele to your home. An epiphany durg the early days of the panmic led him to foster young children, and as a sgle gay dad, he’s thrivg. Now Gers, 35, who is also a real tate agent Los Angel, California, is hopg to spire other sgle gay men wh hop of fosterg to adopt their own children.
U.S. SUPREME COURT BACKS CATHOLIC GROUP THAT SHUNNED GAY FOSTER PARENTS
“I went on YouTube and I was lookg for gay men, who were fosterg to adopt. Then I was lookg for sgle men that were gay, and then was black sgle men that were gay. I went on YouTube and I was lookg for specifilly gay men, who were fosterg to adopt.
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GAY AND LBIAN FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTN
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