Gay Parenting : Complete Guide for Same-Sex Families

Chapter 1: Choosing a Family 1(13) Chapter 2: First Things First: Legal Protection 14(14) Chapter 3: Adoption and Fostering 28(17) Chapter 4: Surrogacy 45(15) Chapter 5: Donor Insemination 60(16) Chapter 6: Mommy and Daddy Roles 76(12) Chapter 7: Making Same Sex Parenting Legal 88(13) Chapter 8: Transgender Parents 101(8) Chapter 9: A Healthy Pregnancy 109(15) Chapter 10: Delivery and Birth 124(12) Chapter 11: The First Two Years 136(11) Chapter 12: The Toddler Period 147(11) Chapter 13: Your Child's Middle Years 158(11) Chapter 14: Teenagers 169(10) Chapter 15: Coming Out Later in Life 179(11) Chapter 16: The Future of Gay and Lesbian Parenting 190(5) Appendix 1: State-by-state table of information about adoption, second parent adoption, domestic partnerships, surrogacy and donor insemination, as of April 2005. 195(10) Appendix 2: Domestic adoption agencies reported to be friendly to single and coupled gay/lesbian adoptive parents, and reproductive technology centers (sperm banks and surrogacy) friendly to gay/lesbian clients 205(3) Appendix 3: Gay parenting organizations and other resources for gay families 208(3) Appendix 4: Sample Contracts for Sperm Donation and Surrogacy 211(18) Index 229