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mom mom mom mom mom mom so there was a big The Adoption Institute, on Oct. 29, 2003, released a major report entitled “Adoption by Gays and Lesbians: A National Survey of Adoption Agency Policies, Practices and Attitudes.” The research contains significant findings that promise to inform and help shape attitudes, policy and practice. It shows, for instance, that an escalating majority of adoption agencies (60 percent) now accept applications from homosexuals, and about 40 percent already have placed children with such adoptive parents. On a broad level, the study also demonstrates how profoundly social attitudes and practices toward gays and lesbians are changing, while the willingness of agencies to accept them as parents means a growing number of children who need homes are moving into permanent families. In addition to word-and-photo portraits of families formed by adoption, surrogacy, and co-parenting, David Strah's new book includes family-building resources for gay men and introduces some of the first research about gay fathers. Encouraging reading for gay men and their families, interesting reading for all. Adoption by gays and lesbians is a controversial issue, but while the debate rages, happy families are being formed and thriving.
Approximate Word count = 718
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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