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Kinkler, Lori A.; Goldberg, Abbie E. – Family Relations, 2011
In seeking to adopt, lesbians and gay men may confront various barriers and obstacles. Ideally, they have access to a variety of support resources that can help to buffer the negative effects of these barriers. Lesbians and gay men living in small metropolitan communities may have limited access to support resources, however. The current…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Homosexuality, Barriers, Adoption
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Oswald, Ramona Faith; Lazarevic, Vanja – Family Relations, 2011
A positive attachment to one's residential community has been linked to better mental health (McLaren, 2009), stronger social support (Young, Russell, & Powers, 2004), and a higher quality of life (Mak, Cheung, & Law, 2009). Attachment to residential community has been understudied in research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Quality of Life, Homosexuality, Place of Residence
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Knudson-Martin, Carmen; Laughlin, Martha J. – Family Relations, 2005
We examine how the issues of gender and sexual orientation have been addressed in family therapy and identify critical issues as the field defines itself in a postmodern, inclusive era. We show how unintentional bias and creation of the category of "other" persist throughout the history of clinical practice despite a rise of interest in diversity.…
Descriptors: Therapy, Sexual Orientation, Family Counseling, Counseling Techniques