Many myths surround LGBT fosterg, cludg that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people nnot foster. This uld not be further om the tth.
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LGBT FOSTERG: N I FOSTER IF I’M GAY
Whether you’re male or female, straight, lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, as long as you’re passnate and n provi a stable environment for a child or young person, you really have got what we’re lookg FCA, we are proud to have many LGBTQI foster fai. The procs for beg a foster parent is the same whether you are gay, straight, married or sgle. Sce then, the number of children adopted by lbian, gay, bi or trans parents has grown year on year.
Last year, more than one five children adopted through Coram were placed wh lovg lbian, gay, bi or trans adopters. Dpe the law, some people still thk beg gay means you n’t be a parent.
This was particularly te of gay dads, many of whom thought their sexual inty was patible wh parenthood – spe havg always felt paternal. Rearch published by CoramBAAF actually suggts that gay fathers show greater levels of teractn wh their child than other typ of parents. The CoramBAAF Bookshop has a range of books for parents and children themed around adoptn and fosterg, wh a specific topic area for lbian and gay fai.