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HOW YOU CAN BEE GAY FOSTER PARENTS OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS
for Foster ParentsThis factsheet was wrten for foster parents to help them learn about LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng) youth the child welfare system, the unique risks they face, and the important role that foster parents n play rcg those risks. Of the youth, an timated 5–10 percent—and likely more—are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ) all young people, LGBTQ youth foster re need the support of a nurturg fay to help them negotiate adolcence and grow to healthy adults. Studi by the Fay Acceptance Project have found that most people report beg attracted to another person around age 10 and intifyg as lbian, gay, or bisexual (on average) at age 13.
Gay or transgenr people are not more likely than heterosexuals or genr-nformg people to molt or otherwise pose a threat to children. Profsnal mental health anizatns agree that homosexualy is not a mental disorr and is a natural part of the human ndn. For example, is important to have a nversatn about how they manage homophobia or transphobia as this will affect children their re.
How You Can Bee Gay Foster Parents or Adoptive Parents. As you rearch ways to build your LGBT fay, you may e across rmatn on beg gay foster parents. However, beg gay foster parents this way n be difficult when a child is placed back wh their legal parents.