Anticipation of stigma upon parenthood impacts parenting aspirations in the LGB community in Israel

G Shenkman - Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction This study compared childless Israeli lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB)
individuals to their heterosexual counterparts on anticipation of stigma upon parenthood and …

What would it be like to be a parent? Exploring the role of sexual orientation and culture on perceptions of parenthood in the future

J Gato, F Tasker, G Shenkman, D Leal - Sexuality Research and Social …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction This study explored the impact of sexual orientation and cultural context on the
way lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), and heterosexual cisgender adults without children from …

Estimated likelihood of parenthood and its association with psychological well-being among sexual minorities and heterosexual counterparts

G Shenkman, M Abramovitch - Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare Israeli gay men and lesbians (GL) with
their heterosexual counterparts in terms of their estimated likelihood of parenthood and to …

[HTML][HTML] Anticipating parenthood among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual young adults without children in Portugal: Predictors and profiles

J Gato, D Leal, S Coimbra, F Tasker - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Parenthood is a highly valued life goal, independent of one's sexual orientation. However,
the majority of studies exploring young adults' parenthood plans have relied exclusively on …

Deciding to parent or remain childfree: Comparing sexual minority and heterosexual childless adults from Israel, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

G Shenkman, J Gato, F Tasker, C Erez… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract This study compared Israeli, Portuguese, and British childless lesbian, gay,
bisexual (LGB) and heterosexual adults on parenthood aspirations as indicated by their …

[HTML][HTML] What we know and what remains to be explored about LGBTQ parent families in Israel: A sociocultural perspective

G Shenkman, D Segal-Engelchin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews research on gay and lesbian parent families in Israel through cultural
lenses while recognizing the diversity of these families. The major aims of the review are:(1) …

How statewide LGB policies go from “under our skin” to “into our hearts”: Fatherhood aspirations and psychological well-being among emerging adult sexual minority …

JA Bauermeister - Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2014 - Springer
Researchers have noted increasingly the public health importance of addressing
discriminatory policies towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations. At present …

The influence of minority stress, gender, and legalization of civil unions on parenting desire and intention in lesbian women and gay men: Implications for social policy …

C Scandurra, D Bacchini, C Esposito… - Journal of GLBT …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although the rate of lesbian and gay (LG) parents is increasing, lesbian and gay adults are
less likely than heterosexual adults to be parents, as desire and intention to become a …

Social attitudes regarding same‐sex marriage and LGBT health disparities: Results from a national probability sample

ML Hatzenbuehler, AR Flores… - Journal of Social …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the health consequences for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) populations of exposure to communities with relatively high versus low levels of …

Future parenting aspirations and minority stress in US sexual minority adults.

AA Dorri, ST Russell - Journal of Family Psychology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Parenthood is an aspiration shared by a majority of US adults. However, previous research
has found that sexual minority adults (eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual [LGB]) are less likely than …