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2011
Adoption For Gay Couples
VTM: Adoption BY GAY COUPLES IN BELGIUM
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The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant $3.16 Best known for his syndicated sexual advice column, “Savage Love,” Dan Savage shares his own story in The Kid, a hilarious account of his efforts–along with his partner–to adopt a child. (Whoops, make that his boyfriend; Savage can’t stand the “genderless” P-word: “Straight people and press organs that want to acknowledge gay relationships while at the same time pushing the two-penises stuff as … |
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Counted Out: Same-sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of Family (The American Sociological Association’s Rose Series in Sociology) $26.37 When state voters passed the California Marriage Protection Act (Proposition  in 2008, it restricted the definition of marriage to a legal union between a man and a woman. The act s passage further agitated an already roiling debate about whether American notions of family could or should expand to include, for example, same-sex marriage, unmarried cohabitation, and gay adoption. But how do Amer…
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Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families $4.43 In the past, most children of gay or lesbian parents were born into heterosexual families that later broke up. Today, more and more lesbian and gay couples are making the decision to have and raise families together. The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook by April Martin is an indispensable resource for lesbians and gay men who are thinking about, or involved in, parenting. Martin, a psychol… |
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Get Your Stuff $8.94 The perfect designer couple meets the foster kids from hell.They’re the “perfect” hot handsome couple…Phil is a respected psychotherapist and couples counselor. Eric is a successful attorney. They have lots of friends tons of money and host pool parties complete with appropriately flamboyant friends. Phil and Eric are anxiously waiting to adopt a baby. In the interim their friend Gloria a resour… |
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Are Adoption Policies Fair? By Hiber, Amanda (EDT) $50.25 Presents viewpoints on either side of the issues of adoption in the United States, including whether gay couples should be allowed to adopt, if father registries are fair, and on the regulations surrounding international adoptions. Author: Hiber, Amanda (EDT) Series Title: At Issue Series Publication Date: 2008/06/13 Number of Pages: 112 Binding Type: Library Grade Level: 1012 Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Height: 9.00 |
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Adoption Joys: They Expected a Miracle $28.95 “The softer side of the abortion debate … In contrast to the front line war of words that emanate with most protest views, Doris takes us behind the scenes into real life drama. The stories contained in this book will make you smile, cry, and find a place in your heart for hurting people that are usually blurred out of the media headlines. As a Pastor, I appreciate the caring way she approaches the issues and the caring hands that she reaches out with to touch hurting hearts. Pastor Rudy Bond New Life Worship Center, Tyler, Texas Doris has gathered a treasury of hope and joy surrounding the adoption process, including Scriptural encouragement and honesty about the fears and challenges involved. This book is a testament to the hand of God with even the least of these. Sara Maynard is a Texas attorney, specializing in representing children. She is Board Certified in Juvenile Law. ADOPTION JOYS, THEY EXPECTED A MIRACLE, explains God’s plan for unplanned pregnancies through moving testimonies of families who have experienced the joy of adoption. As the mother of two adopted children and one adopted grandson, I found myself rejoicing with the families through their stories. This book will be an effective tool to encourage couples to consider adopting children to complete their family. Birth parents will also understand the joy their baby will bring to the adoptive couple; and, perhaps, cause them to consider releasing their baby for adoption. God patterned adoption by adopting us into His family through His Son Jesus hrist. May this book challenge birth and adoptive parents to allow children to experience God’s unconditional love through the gift of adoption. Judith E. Shalllcross, Retired Christian School principal.” |
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A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples By Clifford, Denis/ Hertz, Frederick/ Doskow, Emily $39.83 Covers the specific legal needs of gay and lesbian couples, including living together, contracts, buying property, wills, estate planning, and children. Author: Clifford, Denis/ Hertz, Frederick/ Doskow, Emily Series Title: Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples Publication Date: 2010/04/04 Number of Pages: 333 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 7.25 Height: 9.50 |
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Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches $15.99 “>A stirring call to Christian families and churches to be a people who care for orphans, not just in word, but in deed. >The gospel of Jesus Christ-the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family-means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans in North America and around the world. >Russell D. Moore does not shy away from this call in Adopted for Life, a popular-level, practical manifesto for Christians to adopt children and to help equip other Christian families to do the same. He shows that adoption is not just about couples who want children-or who want more children. It is about an entire culture within Christianity, a culture that sees adoption as part of the Great Commission mandate and as a sign of the gospel itself. >Moore, who adopted two boys from Russia and has spoken widely on the subject, writes for couples considering adoption, families who have adopted children, and pastors who wish to encourage adoption.” |
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Gay and Lesbian Parents By Fields, Julianna $37.06 Describes the benefits and challenges to living within a family with gay or lesbian parents, including issues with adoption, societal views on gay parents, and homosexual biological parents. Author: Fields, Julianna Series Title: The Changing Face of Modern Families Publication Date: 2009/10/15 Number of Pages: 64 Binding Type: Library Grade Level: 46 Language: English Depth: 0.25 Width: 7.25 Height: 9.75 |
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Child of Promise: A True Story of Adoption: One Family’s Miraculous Journey $14.99 “I stared at the letter and picture as the tears fell. I hadnt heard from Vickie in almost twenty years. And then tonight, of all nights, I had received such a letter! I held my breath as I sensed Gods presence all around me. Adoption, was that what God had in mind for us? Ten years of infertility brought Debbi and Phil Migit to a crisis of faith. Child of Promise is the true account of one couples journey from barrenness to the blessing of Tran racial adoption. There is a message that goes beyond infertility and adoption; it will touch any believer and bring them to a better understanding of Gods ultimate faithfulness. Walk with Debbi and Phil as they remain faithful to God and finally receive their Child of Promise.” |
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Making Gay History By Marcus, Eric $25.49 An updated edition of the awardwinning, personal account of the fiftyyear struggle for gay and lesbian rights recalls the struggle through the eyes of more than sixty participants. By the author of The Male Couples Guide. Reprint. Author: Marcus, Eric Subtitle: The HalfCentury Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights Publication Date: 2002/06/01 Number of Pages: 496 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 5.00 Height: 7.75 |
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Adoption as a Ministry, Adoption as a Blessing $13.99 “”Abba, Father ” Of all the pictures the Lord uses to describe His relationship with believers, that of a loving father to adopted children is perhaps the most tender. As the body of Christ observes families who have lovingly welcomed adopted children into their midst, we gain a greater appreciation of our own adoption into the family of God. Exploring what Scripture says about adoption and the value of children, Michelle Gardner demonstrates that adoption can be God’s first choice for some lives. Weaving her own children’s heartwarming adoption stories throughout the book, Michelle presents a new challenge for believers to do something drastic for a child. Adoption as a Ministry, Adoption as a Blessing explores: – what the Bible says about ministering to children in need of families – how the church can minister to adoptive families – whether it is right to spend a great deal of money on one child’s adoption – whether domestic or international adoptions are more worthy – the blessings of adoption If you are touched by adoption in any way, this book will give you a new perspective on the Biblical significance of this unique relationship. Michelle Gardner, the Director of Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries, is a graduate of Multnomah Bible College. She and her husband Steve were missionaries with CBInternational for several years. Steve is now Pastor to Children and Families at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Washington. They have six children, three of whom are adopted.” |
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Couples in Furs $59.99 Couples in Furs – Wall Decal |
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The Brotherhood of Joseph: A Father’s Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Century $4.99 While miracles in reproductive technology have brought joy to millions, those very advances have plunged many couples into an unrelenting cycle of hope and heartbreak. One failed attempt may lead to another and another – but how do you give up when there is always another doctor, another procedure holding out the possibility of conception and the child you yearn for? Brooks Hansen vividly captures the emotional turmoil he and his wife, Elizabeth, endured as they tried to conceive, the years their lives were put on hold, and the excruciating sense of loss. He writes too of the coupleÂ’s journey through the bewildering world of adoption – a path to parenthood fraught with financial, legal, and emotional risks of its own. Offering men a chance to be heard and women a rare opportunity to view the struggle with infertility from a male perspective, The Brotherhood of Joseph brings to life the anger, frustration, humor, heartbreak, and sense of helplessness that come to dominate the husbandÂ’s role. As his remarkable account reaches its finale in Siberia, however, HansenÂ’s once again becomes the story of a husband and a wife who, even after years of medical frustration and fruitless paperwork, still must take one last risk together and trust in their most basic instincts before their new family can be born. |
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Just Married Gay Rainbow Rings Wedding Light T-Shirt by CafePress $14 Just Married Gay Rainbow Rings…Great gift idea for a newly married gay couple. Celebrate the right of lesbians and gay couples to marry. See Lush Laundry for more wedding shirts and gifts. Wedding Light T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Look cool without breaking the bank. Our durable, high-quality, pre-shrunk 100% cotton t-shirt is what to wear when you want to go comfortably casual. Preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit. |
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The Heart of Adoption $16.99 “The Heart of Adoption is designed to bring encouragement and a point of contact between God and those who want a child.” |
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Couples Retreat $19.99 Couples Retreat – Double-sided poster |
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Adoption for Dummies $6.99 Are you ready to adopt? This reassuring guide walks you through the process, from choosing the right form of adoption and finding an agency to filling out forms, meeting with birthparents, and getting through the waiting period. You get tips on surviving the home study, dealing with family members, and sharing the adoption story with your child. |
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The Joy of Gay Sex By Silverstein, Charles/ Picano, Felice/ Phillips, Joseph (ILT) $26.26 A resource for gay couples offers advice on building selfesteem, coming out, managing the unique issues associated with gay relationships, buying insurance, preparing a will, and more. Reprint. Author: Silverstein, Charles/ Picano, Felice/ Phillips, Joseph (ILT) Publication Date: 2004/05/01 Number of Pages: 332 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 7.25 Height: 9.00 |
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Couples Dancing $24.99 H. Armstrong Roberts Couples Dancing – Photographic Print |
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Couples in Restaurant $24.99 H. Armstrong Roberts Couples in Restaurant – Photographic Print |
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Worldly Couples $59.99 Stenberg Brothers Worldly Couples – Wall Decal |
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Couples Of Peacock $39.99 Dynasty Gallery Couples Of Peacock – Giclee Print |
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Couples at Play $24.99 George Marks Couples at Play – Photographic Print |
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Couples on Patio $24.99 George Marks Couples on Patio – Photographic Print |
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Couples on Toboggan $24.99 George Marks Couples on Toboggan – Photographic Print |
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The Complete Lesbian Gay Parenting Guide By Lev, Arlene Istar $25.51 A comprehensive and practical handbook for gay, lesbian, and alternative lifestyle parents shares sensible advice and personal reallife stories about the challenges of twentyfirstcentury family life, covering such topics as solo parenting, blended families, surrogacy, adoption and foster parenting, legal rights, bias, domestic partnership agreements, custody, and more. Original. Author: Lev, Arlene Istar Publication Date: 2004/10/01 Number of Pages: 379 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.25 Width: 6.25 Height: 9.25 |
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Royal Couples $39.99 Luis Paret y Alcazar Royal Couples – Giclee Print |
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The Gay Falcon $19.99 The Gay Falcon – Poster |
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The Gay Divorcee $14.99 The Gay Divorcee – Photo |
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Adoption Is for a Lifetime $14.99 “Nancy was Canada’s first foreign adoptee. She shares her fascinating story of how God orchestrated her adoption from Hong Kong, blessed her with wonderful parents, a loving husband, and in His faithfulness and healing presence, brought them through every struggle, especially the loss of their first daughter, Rebecca Joy. Despite the grief, Nancy shares how God turned their pain into joy and sorrow into victory. From what may have seemed like a tragedy to most, Nancy and her husband, Paul, now see how God used this great trial to prepare their hearts for the adoption of Joylin (5), their first precious daughter and their second, Saralin (1). Take a journey with Nancy, as she testifies of the abiding presence of our heavenly Father’s heart for adoption. Nancy (Lai Kwan Chiu) was born in Hong Kong. At 3 years of age, she was adopted by Chinese parents and became Canada’s first foreign adoptee. She lived with her parents and adopted brother, Gerry, in Montreal until she was 13, after which her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and eventually pursued a career in computer programming. Nancy, her husband, Paul, and adopted Chinese daughters, Joylin (5) and Sarlin (1) now live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she works as a computer programmer/systems analyst. She enjoys serving as head deacon at her local church and co-teaching an adult Sunday School class with Paul. Nancy’s greatest passion, however, is being a mother to Joylin and Saralin, her pride and joy.” |
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Couples Playing Golf $24.99 Couples Playing Golf – Photographic Print |
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Couples at Fifties Restaurant $49.99 Couples at Fifties Restaurant – Giclee Print |
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The Open Adoption Book: A Guide to Adoption Without Tears $13.95 “Updated for a New Paperback Edition, the Definitive Guide to Open Adoption, by the founder of the Open Adoption Movement The exploding popularity of open adoption today underscores what adopting parents, birthparents, and many adoption experts now maintain: Open adoption is the healthiest, most humane, and fastest method available. It’s better for the birthmother, because she (not lawyers or social workers) decides the future of her child. It’s better for children, because they’re raised without the shroud of secrecy and stigma that accompanies most closed adoptions. And it’s better for adopting parents, because it dramatically shortens the time it takes to obtain a baby, from an average of seven years to under one year. As director of one of the country’s leading open adoption agencies and founder of the first nationwide network of open adoption organizations, Bruce Rappaport has facilitated thousands of successful open adoptions and acquired an intimate understanding of the most common and heartfelt concerns of parents seeking to adopt a baby. Interweaving personal stories and real-life experiences of adopting parents, birthparents, and adopted children, he answers the questions clients most frequently ask:> * What is an open adoption? How does it differ from traditional adoption?> * Will I ever feel like a real parent if my child’s biological mother knows I’m raising her child? Will she interfere?> * What if the birthmother changes her mind after the adoption?> * How long will it take to get a child?> Documenting answers with extensive personal experience and research, Dr. Rappaport paints a reassuring yet realistic picture of the open adoption process. The result is a highly informative, deeply moving book that will help many people realize the greatest joy life can offer.” |
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The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child $5.99 The process of adoption – be it an open or a closed adoption, domestic or international – is seldom simple, short, or standardized. It can often take many years of frustrating and expensive searching before parents can bring an infant or child home, and once they do, they face a whole new set of challenges as they learn together to be a family. The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child gives prospective adoptive parents the inside scoop on: How long it will really take to adopt, and how much it will cost; What the challenges are for single people, older couples, and gay lesbian couples seeking to adopt; What the all-important home study entails – from writing the autobiographical statement to creating a child-friendly atmosphere; What questions to ask agency personnel and birth parents – and what questions to refuse to answer. |
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Black Couples Dance $34.99 Linda Braucht Black Couples Dance – Giclee Print |
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Two Couples at a Party $24.99 George Marks Two Couples at a Party – Photographic Print |
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Two Couples Chat Intently $24.99 Two Couples Chat Intently – Photographic Print |
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Couples Dancing the Mambo $49.99 Yale Joel Couples Dancing the Mambo – Photographic Print |
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Teen Couples Ballroom Dancing $49.99 Teen Couples Ballroom Dancing – Photographic Print |
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Couples at a Ballroom Dance, 1700s $59.99 Couples at a Ballroom Dance, 1700s – Framed Art Print |
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Love Couples, c.1903 $119.99 Gustav Klimt Love Couples, c.1903 – Serigraph |
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Couples Dancing on the American Bandstand $49.99 Couples Dancing on the “American Bandstand” – Photographic Print |
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Couples in Chapultepec Park $49.99 John Dominis Couples in Chapultepec Park – Photographic Print |
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Couples Watching Sunset at the Beach $39.99 Couples Watching Sunset at the Beach – Photographic Print |
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Couples Poses I $62.99 Christian Choisy Couples Poses I – Art Print |
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Two Couples Ballroom Dancing $14.99 Two Couples Ballroom Dancing – Premium Poster |
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Families and Couples Dining Outside $49.99 Families and Couples Dining Outside – Photographic Print |
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Retro Couples Smooching 1970s $24.99 Retro Couples Smooching 1970s – Photographic Print |
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Teen Couples Swing Dancing $49.99 Teen Couples Swing Dancing – Photographic Print |
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Couples Outdoors on Balcony $24.99 George Marks Couples Outdoors on Balcony – Photographic Print |
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Couples at the Football Game $24.99 George Marks Couples at the Football Game – Photographic Print |
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Two Couples at the Piano $24.99 George Marks Two Couples at the Piano – Photographic Print |
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Two Couples Dancing $24.99 George Marks Two Couples Dancing – Photographic Print |
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Couples Dancing Next to Jukebox $49.99 Couples Dancing Next to Jukebox – Photographic Print |
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Gay Chap $24.99 Chaloner Woods Gay Chap – Photographic Print |
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Gay Patterns $24.99 Chaloner Woods Gay Patterns – Photographic Print |
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Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families $19.99 “”Successful Adoption” brings a practical and spiritual view of adoption. Topics include: types of adoption, where to begin, necessary paperwork, finances required – and how to raise funds, listing of reputable adoption agencies, building strong bonds with an adopted child, when and how to tell a child she is adopted, the long-term effects of adoption, and God’s blessing through adoption. Book includes practical checklists, timelines, real life stories, sample documents, phone numbers and web-addresses. “Successful Adoption” also includes real-life stories from families who have adopted, including: Steven and Mary Beth Chapman, Rita Springer, Karen Kingsbury and Donna Van Liere.” |
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The Intentional Family: Celebrating Adoption $14.99 “Adoption brings new life to everyone involved. An abandoned and disconnected child is given a home and a place to belong and an incomplete family receives the gift of a new member to nurture and love. In The Intentional Family, Kimberley Raunikar Taylor reaches into her own experience of adopting a child to give hope and encouragement to those considering the possibility of adoption. With gentle wisdom, she examines the thoughts and emotions many experience before embracing this option then discusses all the joys and challenges one may face on the journey through the adoption process. The Intentional Family helps women: Examine the condition of their own hearts and discover what motivates their desire for a child Find blessings in a season of childlessness Respond to God’s desire to place the lonely and homeless in families Prepare for the changes and challenges of adoption Assimilate a new child into an existing family.” |
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If It Makes You Happy Ash Grey T-Shirt Gay pride Light T-Shirt by CafePress $14 Spread the word with our ‘If It Makes You Happy’ GLBT Pride Design – show our diversity with the double male, male and female and double female couples in this design. Gay pride Light T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Look cool without breaking the bank. Our durable, high-quality, pre-shrunk 100% cotton t-shirt is what to wear when you want to go comfortably casual. Preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit. |
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Marcia Gay Harden $7.99 Marcia Gay Harden – Photo |
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Gay Teen Ideas $19.99 Gay Teen Ideas – Masterprint |
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Gay Tooth Brushes $19.99 Gay Tooth Brushes – Masterprint |
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Ethiopia Adoption Adoption Light T-Shirt by CafePress $14 This beautiful design will speak to any family adopting a child from Ehiopia. Adoption Light T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Look cool without breaking the bank. Our durable, high-quality, pre-shrunk 100% cotton t-shirt is what to wear when you want to go comfortably casual. Preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit. |
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Beating the Adoption Odds: Revised and Updated $40.95 “The completely revised and updated edition of “the definitive guide to modern infant adoption” (Los Angeles Times).>” |
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Gay Men in an Underground Gay Night Club in China $39.99 Eightfish Gay Men in an Underground Gay Night Club in China – Photographic Print |
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Dragon Slaying for Couples $16.99 “This book is for all couples who desire to enrich and strenthen their relationship. All the needed relationship tools are discussed. However, the focus is on the ‘dragons’that come between all couples.” |
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Two Couples on Beach $24.99 H. Armstrong Roberts Two Couples on Beach – Photographic Print |
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Couples Playing Bridge $24.99 H. Armstrong Roberts Couples Playing Bridge – Photographic Print |
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A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples $34.99 Protect your rights — protect your relationship! This practical, plain-English guide shows lesbian and gay couples how to: make practical decisions about living together obtain domestic partner benefits make medical decisions for each other when needed take care of each other”s finances when one partner is incapacitated leave property to each other have and raise children through adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy or foster parenting This edition is updated with a discussion of the laws of each state offering either marriage or marriage-equivalent status, covers all the new state laws in recent months, and discusses the pros and cons of entering into a marriage or like relationship. It also includes a CD-ROM that helps living-together contracts, powers of attorney, wills and more. |
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A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples $59.24 America’s estimated 20 million lesbians and gay men need to take specific legal steps to define and protect their relationships in the eyes of the law. This practical guide shows them how to: – obtain domestic partner benefits- plan for medical emergencies- buy property together- provide for each other at death- understand the practical and legal aspects of having and raising children.This practical, plain-English guide shows lesbian and gay couples how to: – make practical decisions about living together- obtain domestic partner benefits- make medical decisions for each other when needed- take care of your partner’s finances when your partner can’t- leave property to each other- understand the practical and legal aspects of having and raising children through adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy or foster parenting |
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Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension in Family Diversity $48.64 New – The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has been the growing willingness of adoption professionals to place children with sexual-minority individuals and couples. Yet, despite considerable research showing that lesbians and gay men can make good parents, they continue to experience difficulties and barriers in many parts o |
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Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension in Family Diversity $48.64 Used – The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has been the growing willingness of adoption professionals to place children with sexual-minority individuals and couples. Yet, despite considerable research showing that lesbians and gay men can make good parents, they continue to experience difficulties and barriers in many parts |
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Helping Those Experiencing Loss: A Guide to Grieving Resources $55.26 Used – Grief caused by loss is both a very common human experience and a highly individualized one. For example, children experience a number of losses that are unique to their young age – such as sibling and parent death, adoption, or divorce – and should be given special consideration by professionals and parents helping them in these situations. For gay, lesbian, or cohabiting heterosexual couples that suffer the loss of a partner, societal standards often deny the survivors in these relation |
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Helping Those Experiencing Loss: A Guide to Grieving Resources $56 New – Grief caused by loss is both a very common human experience and a highly individualized one. For example, children experience a number of losses that are unique to their young age – such as sibling and parent death, adoption, or divorce – and should be given special consideration by professionals and parents helping them in these situations. For gay, lesbian, or cohabiting heterosexual couples that suffer the loss of a partner, societal standards often deny the survivors in these relations |
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National Organization for Marriage $69.84 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent the legal recognition and acceptance of marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples, and to ensure that adoption agencies have the right not to place children with gay couples. NOM’s stated mission is “to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it.” |
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National Organization for Marriage $69.84 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent the legal recognition and acceptance of marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples, and to ensure that adoption agencies have the right not to place children with gay couples. NOM’s stated mission is “to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it.” |
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The Best Interests of the Child $21.99 A classic text that has been cited in more than 1,000 child custody cases, Beyond the Best Interests of the Child, published in 1973, immediately set a new standard for safeguarding a child’s growth and development. The second volume of the trilogy, Before the Best Interests of the Child (1979), defines when the state should intervene. The final volume, In the Best Interests of the Child (1986), establishes professional boundaries within child custody cases.Written by top experts in the field of child welfare, these three landmark books are now available in one paperback volume. The authors have revised and updated the texts and added topical new information on a variety of important subjects, including trans-racial adoption, surrogate parents, gay and lesbian couples, children of HIV-positive parents, abortion, and teenage pregnancy. Broad in scope and brilliantly researched by the nation’s top experts, The Best Interests of the Child is indispensable reading for social workers, family court judges, lawyers, psychologists, and concerned parents. |
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The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child $15.95 The process of adoption – be it an open or a closed adoption, domestic or international – is seldom simple, short, or standardized. It can often take many years of frustrating and expensive searching before parents can bring an infant or child home, and once they do, they face a whole new set of challenges as they learn together to be a family. The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child gives prospective adoptive parents the inside scoop on: * How long it will really take to adopt, and how much it will cost* What the challelnges are for single people, older couples, and gay lesbian couples seeking to adopt* What the all-important home study entails — from writing the autobiographical statement to creating a child-friendly atmosphere* What questions to ask agency personnel and birth parents — and what questions to refuse to answer |
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Treating the Changing Family $135 Comprehensive in scope, Treating the Changing Family deals with the full array of non-normative events confronting today’s family, including violence and abuse, addiction, long-term and chronic illness (with a special chapter on AIDS in the family), divorce, adoption, trauma, ethnicity, and others. It explores the impact these factors can have on family function and provides intervention strategies and techniques that have proven successful in the treatment of families affected by them. Receiving special attention are the structure, dynamics, and unique problems of families that do not fit the traditional mold. Experts in these areas share their findings and provide clinical guidelines for treating bi-nuclear, single-parent, gay and lesbian, and other nontraditional families. Offering the combined knowledge and expertise of some of the nation’s foremost researchers and practitioners in their fields, Treating the Changing Family: Handling Normative and Unusual Events is a valuable resource for couples and family therapists, counselors, clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and all mental health professionals who treat today’s changing family. |
