Mallon Gerald P
Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Child Welfare. 2007 Mar-Apr;86(2):67-86.
Foster care and adoption by gay men and lesbians is not a new phenomenon. Children and youth have always been placed by states and public agencies in homes with gay and lesbian parents. Some gay men and lesbians have fostered or adopted children independently from private agencies or have made private adoption arrangements with individual birthmothers, while others have fostered or adopted through the public system. Drawing on research literature, practice wisdom from 31 years of child welfare experiences, and case examples, this article offers child welfare professionals guidelines for competent assessment with prospective foster or adoptive parents who identify as lesbian or gay.
男同性恋者和女同性恋者进行寄养和收养并非新现象。儿童和青少年一直以来都由各州和公共机构安置在有男同性恋和女同性恋父母的家庭中。一些男同性恋者和女同性恋者通过私人机构独立寄养或收养孩子，或者与孩子的生母私下达成收养协议，而另一些人则通过公共系统进行寄养或收养。本文借鉴研究文献、31年儿童福利经验中的实践智慧以及案例，为儿童福利专业人员提供了一些指导方针，以便他们能够对自认为是女同性恋或男同性恋的潜在寄养或收养父母进行胜任的评估。
