Lesbian and gay foster care and adoption / [edited by] Stephen Hicks and Janet McDermott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hicks, Stephen, 1966- editor.

Hicks, Stephen, editor.

Standardized Title:

Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay adoption--Great Britain.

Gay adoption.

Foster parents--Great Britain.

Foster parents.

Gay parents--Great Britain.

Gay parents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

New collection of stories from lesbian, gay and transgender foster and adoptive parents about the challenges and rewards of parenting children of all ages. Interviews with some of the first LGBT families to adopt or foster also gives unique insight into parenting adolescent and adult children with reflections on recent policy and cultural changes.

Contents:

Intro

Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption, Second Edition by Stephen Hicks and Janet McDermott

Introduction

Original (1999) Stories with 2017-18 Updates

Nita and Clare: Two Mums, Three Daughters

Paul and Richard: A Complete Life-Changing Experience

Lee: They Always Come Back Eventually

Elizabeth and Mary: Expect the Unexpected

Kath: On to the Next Generation...

On to the Next Generation...

New Stories

Jamie and Simon (2015): We Never Thought We Couldn't Be Parents

Dylan (2015): Being Positive About Difference

Dilip and James (2015): They've Got Two Dads!

Barbara and Shazia (2014): Getting Caught Up in the System

Mike and Andrew (2015): Being an Advocate

Teresa and Cath (2015): They'd Been Left in Limbo

Rob (2013): The Issue is Being in Care, Not Being Cared for by a Gay Man

Darrell and David (2015): Becoming a Family

Some Resources

References

Subject Index

Author Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780857009395

0857009397

OCLC:

1044948087