Objective This study qualitatively examined family‐building desires of diverse adopted
adolescents. Background Research on parenting aspirations has rarely included youth with …

Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults are
becoming parents through adoption. The adoption of children by LGBTQ adults does …

Despite increasing numbers of lesbian-and gay-(LG-) parent families, little research on LG-
adoptive-parent families has examined parental beliefs and perceptions related to …

Increasing numbers of lesbian and gay adults are becoming parents through adoption. The
adoption of children by lesbian and gay adults does, however, remain a controversial topic …

This chapter describes interdisciplinary research exploring the outcomes and experiences of
adoptive families headed by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) …

Decades of empirical research has demonstrated that same-sex parenting can produce
outcomes that are, at least, comparable to hetero-normative parenting. Less research …

Little research exists about the experiences of birth relatives connected to lesbian and gay
(LG) parent adoptive families. Using mixed methods, we examined the perspectives of birth …

As families in the United States (US) are increasingly diverse in race and family structure, it
is essential to understand family socialization around identity and possible associations with …

This study examined the narratives of 82 adoptive parents (41 couples: 15 lesbian, 15 gay
male, 11 heterosexual) of young children (M age= 5.81 years) with a focus on understanding …

We investigated associations among three parent socialization practices (racial/cultural
socialization, adoptive communicative openness, LGBT family socialization) and related …