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Adoption

Websites
Includes Q&A on adoption, and links.
http://www.lesbian.org/moms/adopt.htm

Online community for adoptive and pre-adoptive families, featuring articles, calendar of events, resources, and message boards.
http://www.familieslikeours.org/

Resources and information for gays and lesbians seeking to form families by adoption. Includes changing laws, current policies and practices, position papers, personal perspectives, and support.
http://adoption.about.com/cs/gaylesbian/

An ongoing journal of a gay couple seeking to adopt a child. Includes helpful articles and links.
http://www.2dads.org

Policy Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics in support of legal recognition of parental rights for both members of same-sex couples.
http://www.aap.org/policy/020008.html

A listing of the status of gay and lesbian adoptions in each state. Includes the current law and whether current trends are supportive or hostile.
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-b...iowa/documents/record?record=399

News highlights, articles and other resources regarding adoption and foster parenting.
http://www.proudparenting.com/page.cfm?sectionid=75

Article on gay and lesbian adoptive parenting by Michael Colberg; educator, psychotherapist and gay adoptive parent. Stresses the adoptee child's view of adoption and the similarities in experiences between being adopted and being gay.
http://www.relatedbychoice.com/article_adoption_services.htm

Information and support about adoption and other family formation options for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
http://www.glbtadoption.com

Omar and Arturo discuss their desire to adopt and their outreach for a birthmother.
http://www.prideinadoption.com