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Professional Organizations

"Call to Action!"

• In Chicago there was an event created specifically for same-sex couples called “Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our Children” was hosted by Let it Be Us which focused on finding foster and adoptive families within the Chicago’s LGBTQ community on July 9. There were over 150 people who attended the event majority were speakers who experienced the difficulty of adopting in Chicago. The other half were agencies throughout the Chicagoland area such as ChildServ, Hephzibah, Children’s Association, Illnois Center for Adoption and Permanency, Kaleidoscope, Inc., Lakeside Community Committee, Lawerence Hall, Little Children’s Villages of Illnois, Illnois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Pride Action Tank, user Youth Exploring Spirituality and Windy City Times. Once the event began, there was a meet-and-greet, and followed up by a video. Later on, speakers were invited up to take the podium, such as “Illnois DCFS Director George Sheldon spoke on the topic of diligent recruitment in Illnois dorector of strategic initiatives at Lawerence Hall Renee Lehocky spoke about the history and mission of the “Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our Children” collaborative; Mark Wilson spoke about his and his partner Bryan Northup’s experience as foster parents to four children ranging from 15 months-old to young adults and each of their experiences..”
• Professional organizations that support gay and lesbian families adoption:
  • Child Welfare League of America, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)  
    • It is basically in the hands of these organizations that they fight for gay and lesbians couples to get the rights of adoption to be proposed as a redefined “family.” The failure of the law to recognize gay men and lesbians as viable parents creates a culture of fear and hate, ultimately allowing for homophobia to permeate the lives of children and families in society. As mentioned by Drcuker and Raymond in the article “Adoptive Homes and the Meaning of Family: Implications for Gay and Lesbian Prospective” children of gay and lesbian families are often subject to teasing and harassment within their peer group

Imagine a boy who is adopted by a pair of lesbians (poor little sod) [LGBTQ ADOPTION IN THE UNITED STATES]

• “despite LGBTQ people continue to face moral judgment about whether they are suitable parents.” The context of same-gender adoption allows for a reworking of the construct of the modern family and the negotiation of parenting idenities moving beyond the traditional system based on gender binarism

Adoptive Homes and the Meaning of Family: Implications for Gay and Lesbian Prospective Parents

• Gay and Lesbian Policy [POLITICS]

• Made on state than federal level and are dictated by statuses, agency regulations, and court opinions, which can be fueled by political ideologies (Kenyon 2003). For the states that let gay couples adoptive require that adoptive couples must be married; the states that don’t have specific states laws this issue is addressed based on the best interest of the child-Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

References

• Sokalska-Bennett, Aleksandra. “Imagine a Boy Who Is Adopted by a Pair of Lesbians (poor Little Sod).” Journal of language and sexuality. 6.1 (2017): 61–89. Web.
• https://doaj.org/article/547a43bd00e244b8bb8b72539c8f4234
• Jennifer Katz, Emily K. Doyle. (2013) Black and White Thinking? Understanding Negative Responses to Transracial Adoptive Families. Adoption Quarterly 16:1, pages 62-80.

• Judith L. Gibbons, Carrie M. Brown. (2012) Modeling Adoption Attitudes: Recalled Maternal Warmth, Affection for Children, and Parenting Motivation. Adoption Quarterly 15:2, pages 140-156.

• Wasserman, Melissa. “Event Focuses on Foster Care, Adoption in LGBTQ Community.” Windy City times. 31.42 (2016): n. pag. Print.
• Drucker, J. (1998). Families of value: Gay and lesbian parents and their children speak out. New York: Plenum Press.
• Raymond, D. (1992) “In the best interest of the child”: Thoughts on homophobia and parenting. In W. Blumenfeld, Homophobia: How we all pay the price (pp. 114-130). Boston: Beacon Press.

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Sokalska-Bennett, Aleksandra. “Imagine a Boy Who Is Adopted by a Pair of Lesbians (poor Little Sod).” Journal of language and sexuality. 6.1 (2017): 61–89. Web.

• This article paints a picture of how a gay couple are treated when it comes to adopting. Traditional family is seen as a man and woman, somehow just because there is a man and or woman and woman as a couple they are not seen as a “fit” couple. It may seem like gay couples are normalized today, but they really are not. Gay couples face moral judgement all around in everything they do, especially when it comes to adopting children of their own.  

Judith L. Gibbons, Carrie M. Brown. (2012) Modeling Adoption Attitudes: Recalled Maternal Warmth, Affection for Children, and Parenting Motivation. Adoption Quarterly 15:2, pages 140-156.

• This article talks about the gender differences between man and woman when adopting children, and what the social workers see who is more reliable and reasonable based on traditional terms. A man is looked as firm, macho, aggressive, doesn’t really have a sensitive side, while a woman is seen as soft, calm, and can tolerate pressure. These type of characteristics are judged based by appearance. These attitudes towards gender roles can also point out why a gay couple like two males would be more difficult to adopt, because of not really their sexuality, but the fact that they are two males, and according to traditional gender roles they don’t have the “characteristics” for a child.  

Wasserman, Melissa. “Event Focuses on Foster Care, Adoption in LGBTQ Community.” Windy City times. 31.42 (2016): n. pag. Print.

• This article discusses an event that hosted in Chicago called “Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our Children” created by Let it Be Us! This event focused on getting gay couples the right to adopt children in the Chicago foster care. They had speakers who have experienced this type of struggle, and what they have gained from it. Some couples went up and talked about once they got their right to adopt their lives have changed for the better, and its everything they’ve wanted. In they article mention children they interviewed or talked to who have come out, and ask what its like to be adopted by a gay couple, and most of them said they like they can talk to someone who understands what they are going through.  

Adoptive Homes and the Meaning of Family: Implications for Gay and Lesbian Prospective Parents; https://doaj.org/article/547a43bd00e244b8bb8b72539c8f4234

• This article talks about how social workers roles are going to explored more throughout the years, to get the help they need to help gay couples get the rights to adopt. It reviews past policies and current policies of gay and lesbian couples adopting in the United States.  

Event focuses on foster care and adoption in LGBTQ community

• Program called “Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our Children” was hosted by Let it Be Us which focused on finding foster and adoptive families within the Chicago’s LGBTQ community on July 9
• Over 150 people were in attendance
• Featured agencies from around the Chicagoland area
• Agencies at the event: Aunt Martha’s, ChildServ, Hephzibah, Children’s Association, Illnois Center for Adoption and Permanency, Kaleidoscope, Inc., Lakeside Community Committee, Lawerence Hall, Little Children’s Villages of Illnois, Illnois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Pride Action Tank, user Youth Exploring Spirituality and Windy City Times
• The event began with a meet and greet and video
• Speakers were invited up to take the podium

• “Illnois DCFS Director George Sheldon spoke on the topic of diligent recruitment in Illnois; dorector of strategic initiatives at Lawerence Hall Renee Lehocky spoke about the history and mission of the “Call to Action! Foster and Adopt Our Children” collaborative; Mark Wilson spoke about his and his partner Bryan Northup’s experience as foster parents to four children ranging from 15 months-old to young adults and each of their experiences..”(Wasserman)

Imagine a boy who is adopted by a pair of lesbians (poor little sod)

• “despite LGBTQ people continue to face moral judgment about whether they are suitable parents.” (Sacks 1992, Stokoe 2003a)  
• The context of same-gender adoption allows for a reworking of the construct of the modern family and the negotiation of parenting idenities moving beyond the traditional system based on gender binarism (Wagner 2014)  

Adoptive Homes and the Meaning of Family: Implications for Gay and Lesbian Prospective Parents

• Gay and Lesbian Policy
  • Made on state than federal level and are dictated by statuses, agency regulations, and court opinions, which can be fueled by political ideologies (Kenyon 2003)
    • For the states that let gay couples adoptive require that adoptive couples must be married; the states that don’t have specific states laws this issue is addressed based on the best interest of the child-Adoption and Safe Families Act of
    • Professional organizations that support gay and lesbian families adoption:
      • Child Welfare League of America, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)  
        • It is basically in the hands of these organizations that they fight for gay and lesbians couples to get the rights of adoption to be proposed as a redefined “family”
        • the failure of the law to recognize gay men and lesbians as viable parents creates a culture of fear and hate, ultimately allowing for homophobia to permeate the lives of children and families in society. As mentioned by Drcuker and Raymond in the article “Adoptive Homes and the Meaning of Family: Implications for Gay and Lesbian Prospective” children of gay and lesbian families are often subject to teasing and harassment within their peer group (Drucker, 1998; Patterson; Raymond, 1992).  

References

• Sokalska-Bennett, Aleksandra. “Imagine a Boy Who Is Adopted by a Pair of Lesbians (poor Little Sod).” Journal of language and sexuality. 6.1 (2017): 61–89. Web.
• https://doaj.org/article/547a43bd00e244b8bb8b72539c8f4234
• Jennifer Katz, Emily K. Doyle. (2013) Black and White Thinking? Understanding Negative Responses to Transracial Adoptive Families. Adoption Quarterly 16:1, pages 62-80.

• Judith L. Gibbons, Carrie M. Brown. (2012) Modeling Adoption Attitudes: Recalled Maternal Warmth, Affection for Children, and Parenting Motivation. Adoption Quarterly 15:2, pages 140-156.

• Wasserman, Melissa. “Event Focuses on Foster Care, Adoption in LGBTQ Community.” Windy City times. 31.42 (2016): n. pag. Print.
• Drucker, J. (1998). Families of value: Gay and lesbian parents and their children speak out. New York: Plenum Press.
• Raymond, D. (1992) “In the best interest of the child”: Thoughts on homophobia and parenting. In W. Blumenfeld, Homophobia: How we all pay the price (pp. 114-130). Boston: Beacon Press.