Williams Institute

Advice & Education 

UCLA studies gays and lesbians in Ohio. Finds several same-sex parents, and a growing trend of commitment among couples.

January 20, 2008 Community Editor 0 Comments Ohio, research, Williams Institute

Research coming from the UCLA School of Law spotlights Ohio’s growing trend of same-sex parents. Same-sex couples are raising nearly

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Adoption 

Utah’s same-sex families fight the state’s adoption ban. Over one thousand kids are already being raised by lesbians and gays.

January 18, 2008 Community Editor 3 Comments '08 vote, Utah, Williams Institute

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting on the battle gaining momentum against Utah’s adoption ban, which was passed in 2000.

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Adoption 

Red states that don’t want us to marry need us as parents. The gay adoption boom may be a result of too many kids in need.

July 15, 2007 Community Editor 0 Comments AAP, Catholic Church, Colorado, U.S., U.S. Governors, Urban Institute, Williams Institute

After Congress ordered states in 1997 to move faster to find more families willing to adopt, child-welfare organizations joined together

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Adoption 

Homophobia and legislation can be detrimental to creating a family. But perseverance makes our hopes reality.

July 14, 2007 Community Editor 0 Comments ACLU, foster care, Mississippi, Williams Institute

Gays and lesbians are fighting to become parents in many parts of America. More and more of us are working

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Foster Care 

San Francisco recruits lesbians and gays to adopt foster kids

May 21, 2007April 4, 2019 Community Editor 0 Comments adoption, California, Focus on the Family, HRC, San Francisco, Urban Institute, Williams Institute

The San Francisco Department of Human Services has started a campaign to recruit more gays and lesbians to adopt foster

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Adoption 

SF Same-Sex Adoption By The Numbers

May 5, 2007 Community Editor 0 Comments foster care, research, San Francisco, Urban Institute, Williams Institute

101: Number of San Francisco foster children adopted July 2006 through April 2007. 84: Percentage of San Francisco foster children

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News & Politics 

Research: Many of Us Are Parents

March 31, 2007 Community Editor 0 Comments research, U.S., Urban Institute, Williams Institute

A major research project in the United States has revealed that more than 35% of lesbians between ages 18 and

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Community Support 

Costly Results of Banning Gay Parenting

March 24, 2007 Community Editor 0 Comments adoption, foster care, research, U.S., Williams Institute

An economic argument can be made for allowing gay foster and adoptive parenting. If states enact laws that prevent adoptions

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