Rearch on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and other sexual and genr mory (LGBTQ+) parents and their children has found that both parents and children are generally well adjted and that they do not differ well-beg or multiple velopmental out om parents and children the general populatn.
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"We never thought we’d be able to have children sce Florida always had a ban on gay adoptn. BACKGROUND:Gay men have bee fathers the ntext of a heterosexual relatnship, by adoptn, by donatg sperm to 1 or 2 lbian women and subsequently sharg parentg rponsibili, and/or by engagg the servic of a surrogate pregnancy rrier.
Dpe legal, medil, and social advanc, gay fathers and their children ntue to experience stigma and avoid suatns bee of fear of stigma. METHODS:Men throughout the Uned Stat who intified as gay and fathers pleted an onle survey.
RESULTS:Gay men are creasgly beg fathers via adoptn and wh assistance of an unrelated pregnancy rrier. Stat’ legal and social protectns for lbian and gay dividuals and fai appear to be effective rcg experienc of stigma for gay fathers.
The issu that arise lbian- and gay-parented fai are a functn of two thgs: One is the rich variety of fay nstellatns they prise, and the other is the fact that they are livg a society which do not yet value rich variety. The tensn created by this suatn generat unique needs for the approximately 5 ln gay and lbian parents this untry whenever they prent themselv to the legal system, the tnal system, the mental health profsn, relig anizatns, the medil profsn, or the surance dtry - to name jt a few. * lgbt parenting experience *
What This Study Adds:The equency and pathways by which gay men are beg fathers is changg, but barriers and stigma rema. Stctural stigma reflected state laws and the beliefs of relig muni affect gay fathers’ experienc multiple social ntexts. The 2013 US Supreme Court’s legalizatn of full rights to marriage for same-genr partners provid full legimacy to fai created by lbian and gay upl and regnized that their children would be beneficiari of the sanctned legal stat of their parents.
Social science rearch has documented the well-beg of children raised by same-genr parents, 1, 2 and many profsnal associatns that addrs parentg have endorsed nfince and optimism about gay or lbian parents raisg children, cludg the Amerin Amy of Pediatrics, Amic Pediatric Associatn, Amerin Medil Associatn, and Amerin Amy of Child and Adolcent Psychiatry. As a rult of the velopments, over half of gay teenagers expect to bee fathers, 4, 5 and their possible pathways to parenthood have expand enormoly. 6 Prevly, most gay men beme fathers the ntext of a heterosexual marriage; some knew that they were gay and saw marriage as the only route to parenthood; others regnized and acknowledged their homosexualy later.
7 Ocsnally, gay men partnered wh sgle or lbian women, donatg sperm and workg out unique arrangements for parentg.