About Foster Parenting
LGBTQ youth are over-represented among the population of young people in foster care. Every day foster care agencies across the country search for safe and affirming homes for LGBTQ youth.…
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Parenting
More LGBTQ people are becoming parents than ever before, but there are still barriers to equal recognition under the law.
Resources on Gender-Expansive Children and Youth
What is “Gender-Expansive?”
In 2012, The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth across the United States. This report identified 925 youth who…
Second Parent Adoption
For same-sex couples, it is often the case that there is only one legal parent even though two people may equally parent the child and think of themselves as co-parents.
Professional Organizations on LGBTQ Parenting
The prevailing professional opinion is that a parent's sexual orientation has nothing to do with his or her ability to be a good parent. Read what professional organizations say about…