Familism and the adoption option for gay and lesbian parents

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-94

  Sullivan, T Richard ^a   Baques, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Centre for Child and Family Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Gay and lesbian parents; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009600377     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v10n01_05     Document Type: Article

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