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Gays, lesbians marriage and children?
Will be this be beneficial for society?
Jesus Machado
University of Texas at El Paso













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Mallon, G.P. (2006). Lesbian and gay foster and adoptive parents: Recruiting, assessing, and supporting
an untapped resource for children and youth. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America,
Inc. (Book)
The book talks about how unfortunately many child welfare workers are acting unfairly towards
the children by making it harder for homosexual couples to adopt. These workers are leaving the
gay couples as a last resort adoption couple. The main reason these welfare workers are doing
this is because of prejudices and stereotypes that make it more difficult for couples to make a
successful adoption. This book explains how legislation has affected the adoption process for
homosexuals.
This is a good source because it explains the legal actions that are taking place in homosexual
adoption. It is also a reliable source that was written a couple years ago when gay adoption
began arising.

Ryan, S. D., Pearlmutter, S., & Groza, V. (2004). Coming Out of the Closet: Opening Agencies to Gay and
Lesbian Adoptive Parents. Social Work, 49(1), 85-95. (database)
The article talks about how agencies are beginning to open up to gay and lesbian couples. It says
how the success of a homosexual family may depend on the comments and actions from other
people. Even though, homosexual couples have been able to adopt children before, now a days
the process has become more restrictive due to the fact of homophobia. People with
homophobia tend to be heterosexuals that become overwhelmed with fear when they are near
a homosexual. Social workers are being affected by this and it is becoming more difficult for
homosexuals to adopt.
The article is important because it shows a possible limitation in homosexual adoption. It is the
social workers job to facilitate the adoption process for homosexuals. Yet, this social workers
are being affected by peer pressure. The article shows how this may impact gay adoption in a
negative way. It says that Social workers who advocate the placement of a child with a gay man
or lesbian may be subjected to ridicule, ostracism, and other career-limiting reactions.

Petrossian, V., Shopsin, M., Podkalicki, K., Podkalicki, J., Hofman, C., & Lindo, A. (1998, March 26). Gay
parents' goals no different from straight ones. New York Amsterdam News. p. 22. (periodical)
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Dawn, S., Pliner , & Michael, Coldberg (2013). Gay & Lesbian Adoption FAQ. Retrieved from
http://www.friendsinadoption.org/adopting-with-friends-in-
adoption/index_gay_and_lesbian_adoption.php (Oraganization)
Friends in Adoption (FIA) is an non-profit organization that facilitates the adoption process for
gay and lesbian couples as well as those mothers who want to place their child in adoption.
FIAs mission is to focus on the children and their needs by providing families who are looking
forward to adoption. This organization also provides free services to pregnant women, give
workshops on the adoption process, to assist people who have questions on adopting children
etc. They have special FAQs sections that are useful for homosexual couples. FIA provides to
commonly asked questions such as, what to do when your child asks where is mommy or
daddy? Or does it take longer for homosexual couples to adopt? These questions are answered
by therapist, Michael Coldberg.
The FIA organization is helpful because homosexuals usually asks themselves this questions but
never ask because they may feel embarrassed or fear rejection. The site is current so it contains
recent information, also people can share their experiences which is of great support to
homosexual couples. The FIA can also be contacted via email, twitter, Facebook, blog, and
phone.

Vanessa, C.K. (March 26, 2013). Should homosexual people be allowed to legally adopt children?; Each
our two teenagers will debate a hot topic. This week. South China Morning Post. Retrieved
from http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/ (Database)

Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2013). Coparenting Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples:
Associations With Adopted Children's Outcomes. Child Development, 84(4), 1226-1240.
doi:10.1111/cdev.12046 (article)
This article talks about how gay and lesbian parents raise their children. The article mentions
that homosexual parenting is different from heterosexual parenting in the way that both
parents participate equally in the raising of their children. As, where in a heterosexual family
were the mother takes a greater responsibility due to the fact that the father works and does
not spend as much time with the children as the mother does or vice versa. There have also
been studies that show that due to the fact that a childs parents are homosexual doesnt mean
that the child will also be homosexual.
This article is important because it says how homosexual parents treat and raise their children.
This is important because many people may think that gays and lesbians are irresponsible and
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unorganized. Others might think that because a child has homosexual parents the future of the
child will also be homosexual. Yet this article says the contrary, which is really important.
Clay, J. W. (1991). Respecting and Supporting Gay and Lesbian Parents. Education Digest, 56(8), 51-53.
The article talks about how homosexual parents are not being treated as equally as heterosexual
parents. The author says how it may be due to the fact that teaching staff is really used to
dealing with this situation. It is said that one out of ten people is homosexual. Homosexual
parents deal with more problems than heterosexual parents, because they and their children
deal with being judged and avoided. Although, this may sound bad, this has actually united the
homosexual families. The author encourages for teaching staff to be more supportive with these
parents and their children. To have a better communication for the benefit and future of the
children.
This article is useful because it gives a clear idea of how some people are willing to let their
judgments aside and be willing to communicate with homosexual couples who only want what
is best for their children. The article shows an opinion in favor of homosexual parenting. The
article gives an idea of how people who are in favor of homosexual parenting think.