Resources Related to Children and Families
PRESS RELEASE: APA backs the legalization of marriage for same-sex couples
The American Psychological Association's professional opinion on the freedom to marry
The Cost of Marriage Inequality to Children and Their Same-Sex Parents
An HRC report finding increased economic strain on children and families of same-sex parents.
Statement on Marriage and the Family
Statement on Marriage and the Family by the American Anthropological Association
Adoption by Lesbians and Gays: A Nat’l Survey of Adoption Agency Policies, Practices, and Attitudes
Study demonstrating profound changes in social attitudes and practices toward gays and lesbians, and a willingness of agencies to accept them as parents.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Position Statement on Parenting by LGBTs
CWLA affirms that LGBT parents are as well suited to raise children as their heterosexual counterparts.
Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents
2000 fact sheet with estimates of the number of same-sex adoptive parents in the US.