What Mak a Fay? A Closer Look at Gay Adoptn – CWLA

Contents:

• PROCR FOR GAY COUPL LOOKG TO ADOPT
• MAJOR EVANGELIL ADOPTN AGENCY WILL NOW SERVE GAY PARENTS NATNWI
• WHAT MAK A FAY? A CLOSER LOOK AT GAY ADOPTN
• 10 GAY ADOPTN FACTS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• ADOPTN AGENCY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REJECT GAY UPL, TMP ADMISTRATN ARGU
• IN GOOD FAH? U.S. LEGAL BATTLE OVER GAY ADOPTN TENSIFI
• THE LOST HISTORY OF GAY ADULT ADOPTN
• GAY ADOPTN
• OUR PARENTS ARE GAY. ARE OUR FAI GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE SUPREME COURT?

PROCR FOR GAY COUPL LOOKG TO ADOPT

Gay and lbian upl have been expandg their fai through adoptn for a long time, and as legislatn has changed over the years, more optns have bee available. While every gay uple's adoptn procs is unique, there are some standard procr and steps every adoptive parent mt go through, and facts and rourc that n be helpful when nsirg adoptn. Gay upl n explore all avenu of adoptn, cludg foster re adoptn, tradnal adoptn, and ternatnal adoptns.

In the past—and likely still today some areas of the untry—some gay upl have rorted to lyg about their stat so they uld adopt.

MAJOR EVANGELIL ADOPTN AGENCY WILL NOW SERVE GAY PARENTS NATNWI

When a gay uple adopts, is mon for one partner to adopt and the send to then apply to the urt as a send parent or -parent. A uple do not need to have a legally-regnized relatnship orr to pursue a send parent adoptn, which mak an appealg optn for gay upl who choose to not get married or enter to a civil unn.

Gay and lbian groups tend to show posive rults, while relig or nservative groups often dite negative rults. Many of the ncerns center around unrstandg sexual orientatn and tablishg whether children will velop emotnal problems due to havg gay parents.

WHAT MAK A FAY? A CLOSER LOOK AT GAY ADOPTN

Know that there has not been a sgle study showg that the children of gay or lbian parents are disadvantaged any signifint rpect.

10 GAY ADOPTN FACTS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Some gay upl fd that their parents—who may have been upset at one time about their children's sexualy—e around when grandchildren enter the picture. Hopefully, you'll have lots of support your ner circle, but numero onle rourc ​are available for new gay and lbian parents to help your recently-expand fay to grow and flourish.

ADOPTN AGENCY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REJECT GAY UPL, TMP ADMISTRATN ARGU

Dpe the fact that gay adoptn grows more monplace every day, the road ahead may be difficult and filled wh obstacl, so make sure you're both on solid footg and sure about your cisn before you start the adoptn procs.

IN GOOD FAH? U.S. LEGAL BATTLE OVER GAY ADOPTN TENSIFI

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMajor Evangelil Adoptn Agency Will Now Serve Gay Parents NatnwiThe cisn as more ci and stat require anizatns to accept applitns om L.

) Prevly, openly gay prospective foster and adoptive parents most stat were referred to other cisn amid a high-stak cultural and legal battle that featur qutns about sexualy, relig eedom, parenthood, fay stcture and theology. ”Bethany’s practice of referrg gay upl to other agenci was not official, the agency’s lears say. Media reports prompted the cy to spend ntracts wh Bethany’s lol branch and Catholic Social Servic, an agency wh the same fah-based agenci have challenged new requirements to work wh gay clients the urts.

THE LOST HISTORY OF GAY ADULT ADOPTN

And when the anizatn changed s policy Michigan 2019, rponse to the state’s announcement that would no longer fund agenci that did not accept gay upl, a ver story World, an evangelil magaze, read “GIVING UP” wh an illtratn pictg a hand wavg a whe flag om behd a sk. On October 14, the Uned Stat Supreme Court cled to review a challenge by the Liberty Counsel about the Florida Bar’s amic brief support of Mart Gill, a gay man who sought to adopt his two foster children. Gill ma history last year when Miami-Da Circu Judge Cdy Lerman stck down a 32-year law prohibg gays and lbians om adoptg.

GAY ADOPTN

But Gill isn’t a typil prospective parent the ey of feral law–he is a gay man seekg to adopt Florida, the only state the untry that has an outright ban on adoptg to homosexual parents. Child psychology experts ttified that there was no scientific evince that would support the state’s ban on gay adoptn, and that would be the children’s bt terts if they stayed wh Gill and his partner.

OUR PARENTS ARE GAY. ARE OUR FAI GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE SUPREME COURT?

When Judge Lerman led the state ban unnstutnal and granted adoptn rights to Gill, the se was seen as a huge tone for gay and lbian prospective parents Florida, and for LGBT rights activists worldwi.