In this latt parentg rource post, we reflect on a topic that's very near and ar to -- paterny leave for gay upl. My hband Kev and I have
Contents:
- PATERNY LEAVE FOR GAY COUPL: SHOULD WE DO IT TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY?
- HOW GAY DADS MANAGE WHOUT PAID PATERNY LEAVE
- MATERNY AND PATERNY RIGHTS FOR GAY UPL
PATERNY LEAVE FOR GAY COUPL: SHOULD WE DO IT TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY?
* paternity leave for gay couples *
Whether your child arriv via birth, adoptn, surrogacy or foster re, the abily for a parent to take time off om work and vote undivid attentn to exclively beg mom or dad is cril to a child’s gnive, emotnal, and social velopment and many heterosexual parents, mothers have historilly taken materny leave om work to spend qualy time wh a new baby, and fathers are creasgly takg advantage of paterny leave to do the for parents who intify as LGBTQ+ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer), the journey to parenthood is often more plex, and navigatg parental leave as an LGBTQ+ parent n be ght wh unexpected hurdl. Take one study published the Journal of Social Policy, which found that gay fathers around the world receive ls paid parental leave than all other parents, cludg lbian upl and straight for LGBTQ+ parents when navigatg paid parental leaveLGBTQ+ parents often fd themselv navigatg nfg rporate polici and lol leave laws to terme whether or not they qualify for paid parental leave. But they were pletely thrown by a gay man askg for leave.
HOW GAY DADS MANAGE WHOUT PAID PATERNY LEAVE
But they were pletely thrown by a gay man askg for leave and were very reluctant to grant , spe havg a policy. —Anonymo, gay, works fance, UK (London).
MATERNY AND PATERNY RIGHTS FOR GAY UPL
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