The experiences of gay men and lesbians in becoming and being adoptive parents

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 229-246

  Brown, Suzanne ^a   Smalling, Susan ^a   Groza, Victor ^a   Ryan, Scott ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Gay families; Gay fathers; Lesbian families; Lesbian mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951658740     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750903313294     Document Type: Article

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