Gay Quebeckers get leg up on adoption

Queer couples in Quebec looking to adopt a child have a new resource to help them navigate the complexities of the system.

A new guide, published by a trio of advocacy groups, is a comprehensive FAQ for would-be parents, addressing the special concerns of gays and lesbians. Gay and lesbian couples have had full parental rights in Quebec since 2002, but many couples face homophobic resistance.

Mona Greenbaum is a member of the Lesbian Mother's Association, and worked on the guide. She says that her group was concerned because, despite their legal rights, adoptions for queer families were being blocked in practice. They created the guide in order to educate families and to provide a resource for social workers in Quebec's youth centres, where children await foster parents. See Gay Quebeckers get leg up on adoption
Xtra.ca, Canada The guide can be downloaded for free at www.aml-lma.org