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Adoption and Foster Care by Gay and Lesbian Parents In the United States - The Williams Institute UCLA School of Law and the Urban Institute, Washington D.C. (2007)

American Academy of Physician Assistants policy statement (2004)

Michael Wald, American Bar Association - Adults' Sexual Orientation and State Determinations Regarding Placement of Children

University of Maryland - Impact of Gay Adoption Laws on Permanancy for Foster Youth

Child Welfare League of America - Position on Same-sex Parenting

Evan P. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Policy Perspective: Is Adoption by Gays and Lesbians Part of the Answer for Boys and Girls that Need Homes?

American Academy of Pediatrics - Coparent or Second-Parent Adoption by Same-Sex Parents
American Academy of Pediatrics - Technical Report: Coparent or Second-Parent Adoption by Same-Sex Parents

American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy - Affirmation that same-sex relationships are healthy

American Psychological Association - Briefing Sheet on Same-Sex Families and Relationships
American Psychological Association - 1995 Study on Gay/Lesbian Parenting

Child Welfare League of America - Gay Adoption

Evan P. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Research on Gay/Lesbian Parenting

Marriage Watch - What Opponents Say

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Reports and Research

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice & Permanency Planning - Second-parent adoption
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice & Permanency Planning - LGBT Foster Parenting

Snow, Judith - How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages

Society for Research and Child Development - Study Sheds Light on Children of Same-sex Parents

WebMD Medical News - Study: Same-Sex Parents Raise Well-Adjusted Kids