Adoption / Foster Care: Most Popular...: How Many Gay Parents?

Adoption / Foster Care: Most Popular Articles These articles are the most popular over the last month. How Many Gay Parents? 1 Jul 2011, 11:12 am Question: How Many Children Have Gay Parents in the US? According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, between 8 and 10 million children are being raised by gay parents. Gay Adoption FAQ #1 | FAQ #2 | FAQ #3 | FAQ #4 | FAQ #5 | FAQ #6 | FAQ #7 | FAQ #8 | FAQ #9 | FAQ #10 Answer: (Scroll down for more information on gay adoption.) History of Lesbian and Gay Parents by the Numbers There were an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 gay and lesbian biological parents in 1976. In 1990, an estimated 6 to 14 million children have gay or lesbian parents. Latest statistics from the U.S. Census 2000, the National Survey of Family Growth (2002), and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (2004) include: An estimated two million GLB people are interested in adopting. An estimated 65,500 adopted children are living with a lesbian or gay parent. More than 16,000 adopted children are living with lesbian and gay parents in California, the highest number among the states. Gay and lesbian parents are raising four percent of all adopted children in the United States. Adopted children with same-sex parents are younger and more likely to be foreign born. Note: Stay up-to-date on gay adoption and other adoption & foster care issues with my weekly newsletter. Back to Gay Adoption Basics. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.