Gay adoption

Here are some of his observations. It all started when we met our wonderful adoption attorney, Susan, through friends of ours — a lesbian couple who had adopted and who were therefore a great source of information. We were pretty much launching into the unknown. We wanted to adopt children from as early on in their lives as possible.

Adoption – a gay couple’s perspective

Intercountry Adoption

The good news is that although it may be more challenging for prospective LGBTQ parents to find an open and welcoming agency in some states, private adoption is possible in every state. Skip to main content. Types of Private Adoptions There are many domestic private adoption agencies that help facilitate the adoption process, including matching birth parents with adoptive parents.

What to Know About the History of Same-Sex Adoption

Many LGBT couples could not adopt a child jointly due to marriage requirements in their state; now that they could get married, there was no legal reason that they could not adopt a child together. Unfortunately, other states had laws that were more specific, banning all LGBT couples from adopting a child, no matter their marital status.