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CHOICES is committed to providing a professional comphrehensive, client centered adoption service which best meets the needs of everyone in the adoption constellation with paramount consideration given to the best interests of the child.
Resources
Study finds many Lesbians seeking to adopt struggle with being out
A qualitative study involving interviews with 70 women (35 lesbian couples) seeking to adopt found that many struggled with conflicts concerning openness about their sexuality and believing they had to stay in the closet in order to adopt. “Choices, Challenges, and Tensions: Perspectives of Lesbian Prospective Adoptive Parents,” by Abbie Goldberg, Jordan Downing and Christine Sauck, was published in the most recent issue of Adoption Quarterly (Volume 10, Issue 2). Only 9 of the 70 women stated that they had not considered “integrity” issues in relation to secrecy or openness in their adoption process.
To access a free abstract, go to: https://www.haworthpress.com/
Success in Adoption
"Success in adoption is not related to family form (be they single parent, two parent, transracial/cultural or other family structures); rather, success in adoption depends on the balance of resources and stressors assisting or impacting any family" (Human Rights Campaign Foundation in All Children All Families).
The Adoptive Family Association of BC www.bcadoption.com
Please call the Adoptive Family Association for support groups in your area.
1 604 320 7330
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Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
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Expanding Resources for Children: Is Adoption by Gays and Lesbians Part of the Answer for Boys and Girls Who Need Homes?
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Parenting Resources in Victoria
http://ca.geocities.com/victoriaqueerparents/ -
All children all families
http://www.hrc.org -
Families Like Ours
http://www.familieslikeours.org/ -
Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_gay/f_gayh.cfm -
In Victoria the Fernwood Community has GBLTQ support groups.
http://www.fernwoodneighbourhood.ca/programs.html -
Gay And Lesbian Parenting Sites
http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/a/glresources.htm -
Pink Pages
http://www.gayvictoria.ca/ -
Gay & Lesbian Adoption
http://www.familybuilders.org/gay3/html -
Open Adoption & Family Services
http://www.openadopt.org/adoptive-parents/gay-and-lesbian - http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/whowe/Lesbian and Gay Adoption Report_final.doc
Please call CHOICES is you would like to speak with one of our same sex couple families about adoption. 1 888 479 9811.