Lesbian and gay foster care and adoption / [edited by] Stephen Hicks and Janet McDermott. - Second edition. - London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. - 269 pages ; 23 cm

Previous edition: published as Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This collection of personal accounts is based on interviews of gay men and lesbians who have adopted, fostered or provided respite care. Their stories provide good and bad experiences, but overall the accounts emphasise the rewards of parenting.

9781849055192 (pbk.) : �19.99


Gay adoption--Great Britain.
Gay parents--Great Britain.
Foster parents--Great Britain.
Family and Relationships.
Gay/Lesbian Interest.