Urban Institute Archives - Proud Parenting

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.

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

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

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

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

Discussion and debate about adoption and foster care by gay and lesbian parents occurs frequently among child welfare policymakers, social

Gay families pay on average higher taxes than their straight friends with few benefits. And same-sex couples must file separate