School Librarians Offer Books, Safe Spaces, for LGBT Youth
A new study has illuminated some of the ways in which school librarians are helping LGBT youth: with books, safe spaces, and emotional support.
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Support Increases for Adoption by Gay and Lesbian Parents
A new study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows increasing support for adoptions by gay and lesbian parents.
Lesbian and Gay Parents and Bias in Child Custody Cases
A new academic review has surveyed the legal landscape for lesbian and gay parents in child custody cases, both with same-sex former partners and different-sex ones. It found that courts have not always taken into consideration the social science research that has found children raised by gay or lesbian parents are as well-adjusted as their peers
Preschool Choice Among Same-Sex Parents: Diversity Awareness Matters
Although there is an increasing amount of research on the general well-being of children with same-sex parents, little has been done that looks at the parents’ experience in school settings. The few existing studies have focused on elementary schools. A new study, however, seeks to broaden our understanding by looking at the considerations of both same-sex and different-sex adoptive parents when choosing a preschool.
New Report Shows Inequalities for Children of LGBT Parents Under State Law
A new report details the inequalities children of LGBT parents face under state laws—laws that govern much related to family life, including parentage orders, fostering, adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy, custody, and inheritance.
New Report Shows Inequalities for Children with LGBT Parents
A major new report, “All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families” (PDF), was released today by the Center for American Progress, the Family Equality Council, and the Movement Advancement Project, in partnership with COLAGE, The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, and the National Association of Social Workers (with a foreword by the Child Welfare League of
No Surprises Here
From the “fun with scientific conclusions” department: A new study in the journal Child Development has found that babies who are the result of unplanned or mistimed pregnancies “had fewer resources [including parental support and learning materials] than intended siblings” and “Parents’ emotional resources to older children decreased after the birth of a mistimed sibling.”
FroYo the Way to Go for IVF, Study Claims
Helen and I used in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive our son. We did not, alas, have enough extra embryos after implantation to freeze any for later use. (We did, however, use a tried and true frozen sperm “pop-sicle.”) I was still interested, however, in a new study from Copenhagen University Hospital, which reports the