LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents

This book is a comprehensive guide to parenting and family building for LGBTQ people, providing evidence-based knowledge and challenging traditional beliefs to help navigate the transition to parenthood and ensure children thrive.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 295 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Becoming a parent as an LGBTQ individual presents a complex web of challenges, encompassing surrogacy, adoption, transgender pregnancy, and navigating child care. This comprehensive guide aims to provide authoritative and accessible information to LGBTQ people seeking to build families.

For LGBTQ individuals, the journey to parenthood is fraught with complexities. Stereotypes, barriers, and negative attitudes from family, community, or religion can deter some from considering parenthood, while others may be interested but unsure of where to begin or overwhelmed by the complexities of the path.

This book is a valuable resource for LGBTQ parents and prospective parents, offering detailed, evidence-based knowledge to navigate the transition to parenthood and ensure the well-being of their children. Authored by psychologist and researcher Dr. Abbie E. Goldberg, the book challenges traditional beliefs that have been used against LGBTQ people to prevent or discourage them from becoming parents.

Dr. Goldberg guides readers through the various steps and decision points involved in becoming a parent, providing insights into key research findings on family building. She also offers practical checklists and questions to help readers evaluate the LGBTQ friendliness and overall "fit" of adoption agencies, healthcare providers, day cares, and other institutions.

By providing a comprehensive and supportive guide, this book empowers LGBTQ individuals to embrace parenthood and create loving and nurturing families. It serves as a testament to the resilience and determination of the LGBTQ community in pursuing their dreams of becoming parents and building fulfilling lives.

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433833922