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The LesBiGay Adoption Page
Includes Q&A on adoption, and links.
http://www.lesbian.org/moms/adopt.htm

Alternative Family Matters
Information on helping lesbians and gay men have children through adoption, foster care, insemination, and surrogacy.
http://www.alternativefamilies.org/

Let Him Stay
Florida's gay adoption ban would take a boy from the only family he's ever known. About the Lofton-Croteau Family, the lawsuit against the ban, statement from Rosie O'Donnell, and form to email decision makers.
http://www.lethimstay.com/

Families Like Ours, Inc.
Online community for adoptive and pre-adoptive families, featuring articles, calendar of events, resources, and message boards.
http://www.familieslikeours.org/

Adoption by Gays and Lesbians
Resources and information for gays and lesbians seeking to form families by adoption. Includes changing laws, current policies and practices, position papers, personal perspectives, and support.
http://adoption.about.com/cs/gaylesbian/

Gay Adoption Personal Journal
An ongoing journal of a gay couple seeking to adopt a child. Includes helpful articles and links.
http://www.2dads.org

Second-Parent Adoption
Policy Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics in support of legal recognition of parental rights for both members of same-sex couples.
http://www.aap.org/policy/020008.html

Overview of State Adoption Laws
A listing of the status of gay and lesbian adoptions in each state. Includes the current law and whether current trends are supportive or hostile.
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=399

Adoption and Fostering
News highlights, articles and other resources regarding adoption and foster parenting.
http://www.proudparenting.com/page.cfm?sectionid=75

Related By Choice
Article on gay and lesbian adoptive parenting by Michael Colberg; educator, psychotherapist and gay adoptive parent. Stresses the adoptee child's view of adoption and the similarities in experiences between being adopted and being gay.
http://www.relatedbychoice.com/article_adoption_services.htm

GLBT Adoption and Surrogacy
Information and support about adoption and other family formation options for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
http://www.glbtadoption.com

Pride In Adoption
Omar and Arturo discuss their desire to adopt and their outreach for a birthmother.
http://www.prideinadoption.com