Gay men and lesbians as adoptive parents

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-22

  Mallon, Gerald P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child welfare; Families; Gay and lesbian parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009539464     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v11n04_01     Document Type: Article

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