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Talking Points: Gay Couples Face Adoption And Fostering Hurdles



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But the road to becoming a parent for gay couples remains difficult, even for those trying to adopt or take in foster kids. Gay marriage became legal in Minnesota in and in the whole U. But hurdles continue for gay couples hoping to have families. Take the case of lesbian couples in Minnesota. If one of them gives birth she is, according to state law, automatically considered a mother. The other woman is not legally considered a mom. So some women are choosing to give their family extra protection by having the non-birth mother adopt the baby.


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The adoption process is the equivalent of intensive couples therapy I knew very little about the process of adoption until I started hosting Some Families with Stu, who shared his experience of adopting two children and then, a year later, a third. Throughout the journey, you are forced to answer the kinds of questions that other families never have to consider — from asserting your preferences on the age and ethnic background of a potential child, to how willing you are to take in a child with health issues or disabilities. A lot of what Stu described sounded like intensive couples therapy.



Will we see a same-sex couple in the sequel to Finding Nemo? The answer is yes if the Internet has anything to say about it. Help your child navigate through the challenges of being raised by gay parents. Teach them the skills to handle difficult social situations.