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Gay couples and foster care?  [message #63077] Sun, 25 July 2010 19:41 Go to next message
saben is currently offline  saben

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Is it legal for gay couples to be foster parents in other countries?

I only just really found out today that gay couples are actually being actively targeted for fostering in Australia, even though adoption is still not permitted (one member of the couple can adopt- but not both).

Also in Australia we have something called permanent care which is like adoption, but where the child still keeps legal ties to their birth parent(s).

There are a lot more options for types of parenthood for gay couples than I first realised. A lot are unconventional, but being gay is unconventional itself!



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Re: Gay couples and foster care?  [message #63078 is a reply to message #63077] Sun, 25 July 2010 20:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
timmy

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Lawful in the UK, encouraged in some areas.



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Gay couples and foster care in the USA  [message #63080 is a reply to message #63078] Sun, 25 July 2010 21:27 Go to previous message
chrisjames147 is currently offline  chrisjames147

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In the USA there are currently three states that ban foster care by gays and lesbians. Nebraska, Arkansas and Utah. It's interesting to note that these states ban foster parenting by people that are co-habitating so that covers hetrosexual parenting as well.

But it's not over. Several other states have laws pending to forbid the practice of allowing gay and lesbians to do any kind of foster care. We all know who is spearheading this effort.

The attached article covers some interesting statistics:

http://www.urban.org/publications/411437.html

It seems there are about 65,000 kids who have been adopted and 14,000 kids in foster care by gay or lesbian parents. It makes me proud to be gay and see the people in our community who are meeting such a vital need. Smile

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