SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY//

          SOCIOLOGIE/ANTHROPOLOGIE:

 

       GAY PARENTS/CUSTODY/ADOPTION

              //PARENTS GAIS/GARDE LÉGALE

 

Arnup, Katherine.

               “‘Des mères tout comme les autres’: les lesbiennes, le divorce et la garde

              d’enfants au Canada.”  Revue juridique La femme et le droit [= Canadian Journal

              of Women and the Law] 8(1) (1995): 223-240.

                  “Examines the reported cases in Canada during the past two decades

                  in which lesbianism was a factor in either divorce proceedings or

                  custody applications” – NISC Gay & Lesbian Abstracts.

 

Arnup, Katherine.

               “‘Mothers Just Like Others’: Lesbians, Divorce and Child Custody in Canada.”

                 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 3(1) (1989): 18-32.

 

Arnup, Katherine.

               “‘We Are Family’: Lesbian Mothers in Canada.”  Resources for Feminist

                 Research 20(3/4) (Winter 1991): 101-107.

 

Arnup, Katherine, ed.

                 Lesbian Parenting: Living with Pride & Prejudice.  Charlottetown, P.E.I.:

                 Gynergy, 1995.

                 (418 p.; ISBN 0921881339)

                             Review: Lisa Freedman, Canadian Woman Studies 16(2) (Spring 1996):

                                    127.

 

“BC Gay Parents Gain Equality: Law First in North America to Give Same-Sex

        Couples Right to Child Support, Custody.”  Globe and Mail [Metro ed.],

       February 5, 1998, pp. A1, A13.

 

Bigner, J. J., and Jacobsen, R. B.

        “The Value of Children to Gay Fathers.”  Canadian Journal of Pediatrics,

       June 1991, p. 22.

 

Booth, Mary L.

        “Lesbian Access to Donor Insemination.”  Social Worker 63(3) (1995): 137-139.

 

Bouchard, Claire.

        “Faire face à l’homosexualité d’un parent.”  Filles d’aujourd’hui 16(3)

       (janv. 1996): 12-14.

 

Brewin, Alison.

        “Two Mothers: Can a Lesbian Partner Be a ‘Real’ Parent?”  Today’s Parent 15(10)

       (Nov. 1998): 28  (740 words).

 

Brophy, Julia.

        “New Families, Judicial Decision-Making, and Children’s Welfare.”

       Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 5 (1992): 484-497.

 

Casey, Shelley.

        “Homosexual Parents & Canadian Child Custody Law.”  Family and

       Conciliation Courts Review [Los Angeles, Calif.] 32(3) (1994): 379-396.

 

Coffey, Mary A.

        “Seizing the Means of Reproduction: Proposal for an Exploratory Study of

        Alternative Fertilization and Parenting Strategies among Lesbian Women.”

        Resources for Feminist Research 18(3) (Sept. 1989): 76-79.

 

Cole, Susan G.

     “Lesbian Parents Make Strides.”  Herizons 15(2)(Fall 2001): 46.

 

Cooper, Jennifer A.

                        Opinion on Adoption: An Opinion respecting Persons in Common-law

                        Relationships.  Winnipeg : Manitoba Justice, 2001.

                        ([32] p.)

                                                Possibly broader than scope of this list, but one of OCLC catalog

                                                descriptors is Gay adoption – Manitoba. Item also indexed in Canadian

                                                Research Index with subtitle and title proper reversed and with pagination

as 36 p.  Abstract given in CRI entry, along with accession no. 3786973,

Microlog no. 102-03060, and ProQuest document ID 1133357291.

NOTE ALSO that there is a similar but separate entry for a Manitoba work

in CRI, entered as:

Review Panel on Common Law Relationships: Interim Opinion on

Adoption (2001; 40 p.), which has among its descriptors “sexual

orientation” and “adoption,” and which carries various identification

numbers in CRI, including accession no. 3786971, Microlog no.

102-03059, and ProQuest document ID 1133357281.

 

Desjardins, Isabelle H.

               “Peut-on être mère et homosexuelle?”  Femme plus 12(3) (avril 1999): 14-15.

                                     “Témoignage de Diane Labelle, mère et lesbienne; propos de Marcelle

                             Dolment…sur l’opposition du RAIF au droit à l’enfant pour les

                             homosexuels et lesbiennes” – Repère résumé.

 

Dickerson, James L., and Allen, Mardi.

                        The Basics of Adoption: A Guide for Building Families in the U.S. and Canada.

                        Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006.

                        (288 p.)

                                                Much broader than scope of this list, but PsycINFO abstract notes

                                                that one of several highlights of the book is “advice on gay parent

                                                adoptions.”

 

Duggan, Scott J.

                        “Factors relating to Parenting by Non-heterosexual Fathers.”

                        Ph.D. dissertation, University of Toronto, 2007.

                        (242 p.; ISBN 9780494278697)

                                                “…two interconnected studies.  Study One was conducted as an

                                                Internet survey that requested mostly demographic information from

                                                non-heterosexual men, both fathers and non-fathers….Study Two

                                                consisted of interviews with both non-heterosexual fathers and non-

                                                fathers….”  --from abstract, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,

                                                ProQuest document ID 1354133141; Publication no. AAT NR27869.

 

Edwards, Bob.

    “Just Be Quiet about IT: Lesbians Still Face Custody Battles.”  This Magazine

      26(5) (Dec. 1992): 10.

 

Ellis, David.

      “Opening the Door on Family Secrets.”  Canadian Dimension 28(5)

      (Oct./Nov. 1994): 45-46.

                  Regarding a gay father.

 

Epstein, Rachel.

      “Breaking with Tradition.”  Healthsharing [Toronto] 14(2) (Summer 1993):

      18-22.

                  Lesbian couples as parents.

 

Epstein, Rachel.

      “Lesbian Parenting: Grounding Our Theory.”  Canadian Woman Studies 16(2)

      (Spring 1996): 60-64  (3842 words).

 

Epstein, Rachel.

                        “Queer Parenting in the New Millennium: Resisting Normal.”

                        Canadian Woman Studies 24(2-3) (Winter/Spring 2005): 6-14.

                                                Ref.: CBCA index.

 

Foster, Deborah.

                        “Why Do Children Do So Well in Lesbian Households? Research on Lesbian

                         Parenting.”  Canadian Woman Studies 24(2-3) (Winter/Spring 2005): 50+

                                                Ref. in CBCA index gives pp. 51-56 for this item.

 

Fraser, I. H.; Fish, T. A.; and Mackenzie, T. M.

         “Reactions to Child Custody Decisions Involving Homosexual and Heterosexual

         Parents.”  Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science 27(1) (Jan. 1995): 52-63.

 

Frazer, Danica.

         “Changing Agency Policy and Practice to Support the Inclusion of Gays and

         Lesbians as Therapeutic Foster Parents.”  Master’s practicum dissertation,         

         Nova University (207 p.; 3 microfiche).

                     “This practicum targeted a multi-service child and youth care agency

                     in which lesbian women and gay men were implicitly excluded from

                     serving as therapeutic foster parents.  The setting…is a not-for-profit,

                     provincially chartered, and publicly-funded organization, headquartered

                     in Edmonton, Alberta….The practicum was designed…to advance the

                     acceptance of gays and lesbians as therapeutic foster parents within the

                     agency” – NISC Gay & Lesbian Abstracts, from ERIC.  Document

                     available from EDRS, Springfield, Virginia.

                

Gagnon, Marie Julie.

         “‘Mon père est gai’: du refus à l’acceptation.”  Filles d’aujourd’hui 20(2)

         (déc. 1999): 60-61.

 

“Gay Adoption Breaks New Ground: Court Rulings Have Forced Most Provinces to

                 Allow Same-Sex Couple to Adopt Children.”  Globe and  Mail [Metro ed.], July 9,

                 2001, p. A3.

 

“Gay Parents.”  Toronto Star, July 2, 1991, pp. F1, F3.

 

Geller, Lissa.

              “New Law Allows Same-Sex Adoption [in British Columbia].”  Kinesis,

         July/August 1995, p. 9.

 

Greatheart, Garth.

                “Making Family and Choosing Kinship Ties: Inclusion of Lesbian and Gay

                 Couples in Canadian Adoption Legislation.”  MSW thesis, University of Victoria,

                 2000.

         (208 p.)

 

Halpern, Sylvie.

                        “Des parents comme les autres?”  Châtelaine, mai 2002, pp. 85-90.

 

Hamilton, Jane.

        “Significant (M)others.”  Maclean’s [Toronto ed.], August 14, 2000,

          p. 11  (614 words).

 

Igartua, Karine J.

         “Oui, ma mère est lesbienne et alors?: défis et stratégies de familles lesbiennes.”

         PRISME 8(2) (été 1998): 208-221.

 

“Judge OKs Same-Sex Adoption: Law As It Stands Unconstitutional, NS [Nova

                             Scotia] Court Rules.”  Halifax Chronicle Herald, July 10, 2001, pp. A1, A2.

 

Julien, Danielle; Dubé, Monique; et Gagnon, Isabelle.

         “Le développement [personnel et social] des enfants de parents homosexuels

         comparé à celui des enfants de parents hétérosexuels.”  Revue québécoise

         de psychologie 15(3) (1994): 135-153.

 

Kelly, Fiona Jane.

                        “Transforming Law’s Family: The Legal Recognition of Planned Lesbian

                        Families.”  Ph.D. thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007.

                                                “…addresses the legal issues raised by lesbian motherhood, focusing

                                                primarily on legal parentage.  It considers the terms upon which

                                                parental recognition has been achieved thus far….”

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 33825636, which provides

                                                URL links and an abstract.

 

Kurukulasuriya, L., and Keane, S.

         “Conceivable Options.”  Refractory Girl [Camperdown, NSW, Australia] 52

         (Summer-Winter 1997): 36-41.

                     “Single women and lesbians in partnerships are increasingly choosing

                     artificial insemination to create their families.  This article reports on the

                     Canadian experience, and the situation in Australia” – NISC Gay &

                      Lesbian Abstracts.  Author said to be Toronto-based and a Carleton

                     University (Ottawa) student.

 

Laurence, Jocelyn.

       “Dad and Dad and the Kids.”  Toronto Life, January 1987, pp. 21-23.

 

Lavoie, Stephanie; Julien, Danielle, et Fortier, Christiane.

                        “Le Rôle de l’affirmation de l’identité homosexuelle parentale dans

                        l’expérience des enfants ayant un père gai ou une mère lesbienne.”

                        Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 25(1) (Spring 2006) : 51-65.

 

Leblond de Brumath, Annie, 1978-

                        “Étude des facteurs décisionnels associés au projet parental de couples lesbiens.”

                        Ph.D. thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2006.

Ref. : AMICUS catalogue record no. 33567939 (record for microfiche),

which carries a lengthy abstract in French.

 

Luce, Jacquelyne.

                        “Imaging Bodies, Imagining Relations: Narratives of Queer Women and

                        ‘Assisted Conception’.”  Journal of Medical Humanities 25(1) (Spring 2004):

                        47-56.

                                                Ref.: PsycINFO index, which provides abstract and notes that

                                                “…article is based on ethnographic research conducted between 1998 and

                                                2000 in British Columbia….”

 

MacDonald, Geri A.

                        “Connections that Count: Lesbian Mothers, Institutional Relationships and

                        Child Custody.”  M.S.W. thesis, Dalhousie University, 2003.

                        (202 leaves)

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 29384004; also Novanet catalogue.

 

MacEachern, Pam.

       “Homophobia Is Not in a Child’s Best Interest.”  Kinesis, May 1998, pp. 5, 7.

                     “Equality of Gays & Lesbians Everywhere” before the Senate/House of

                     Commons Committee on Custody and Access; child custody/gay rights.

 

McKinstry, David R. I.

                        A Swim against the Tide: The Fight to Adopt Children into a Loving Home.

                        Toronto: White Knight Publications, 2003.

              (295 p.; ISBN 0973094958)

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue no. 28174484.

 

Mercier, Johanne.

       “ ‘Mère de famille, lesbienne…et enfin heureuse.”  Femme plus 9(8)

         (sept. 1996): 26-29.

                     “Entrevue avec Ondine Caldji sur la formation de son identité sexuelle, sur

                     son mariage avec un homme, sa vie de couple avec une femme, la

                     réaction de ses enfants,…” – Repère résumé.

 

Nadeau, Carole Line.

       “L’insémination artificielle des lesbiennes: zone grise.”  La Gazette des femmes

         19(4) (nov.-déc. 1997): 28-30.

 

Nafziger, Gloria, comp.

                                    Home Truths: Lesbian Mothers Come Out to Their Daughters.

                                    Edmonton, Alta.: Rowan Books, c2001.

                                    (ca. 106 p.; ISBN 096852575X)

                     Essays and poems.

 

Nelson, Fiona A. L.

         “Constructing Motherhood: An Exploration of Lesbian Families.”  MA thesis,

         University of Calgary, 1992.

         (240 p.)

                     “Lesbian families are examined with particular attention to stages in the

                     process of family construction and challenges that tend to be unique to

                     lesbian families” – abstract from Canadian Research Index.        

 

Nelson, Fiona.

       Lesbian Motherhood: An Exploration of Canadian Lesbian Families.

       Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996.

       (159 p.; ISBN 0802007651; 080207135X)

                     Reviews: Mary Louise Adams, Labour [Canada] 41 (1998): 321-323;

                     and/et Angeles Taharia, PRISME 8(2) (été 1998): 290-294.

 

Parentalité gaie et lesbienne: famille en marge? : actes de colloque.

               Montréal: Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Filiale de Montréal, 2001.

                             “Textes présentés lors d’un colloque tenu à l’Université du Québec à

                             Montréal au printemps 2001” – AMICUS catalogue record no. 25939382.

 

Perron, Patricia, et Bergeron, Louis Félix.

                “[Les réalités homosexuelles].”  Magazine jeunesse 9(1) (automne 2000): 28-31.

                             “Témoignage de parents homosexuels et d’un enfant ayant un père gai” –

                             Repère résumé.

 

Philp, Margaret.

                        ‘‘Gay Parent, Gay Child: Into the Mainstream.’’  Globe and Mail [Metro ed.],

                        June 10, 2003, p. A7.

 

Ricard, Nathalie, 1966-

            Maternités lesbiennes.  Montréal: Editions du Remue-ménage, 2001.

            (189 p.; ISBN 2890911780)

 

Richard, Hélène.

                        “Désir d’enfant?: la maternité planifiée chez les couples lesbiens: un début

                        de réflexion [en] clinique [psychanalytique].”  Revue québécoise de

              psychologie 22(1)(2001): 5-19.

 

Riopel, Marie, et Tardif, Danielle.

       “Adoption: l’autre revanche des berceaux!”  Femme plus 8(7) (août 1995): 24-28.

                     Mères lesbiennes, etc.

 

Schulenberg, Jennifer.

       “Same-Sex Rights for Lesbian Mothers: Child Custody and Adoption.”

         Canadian Woman Studies 19(1/2) (Spring/Summer 1999): 45-51 (5351 words).

 

Sharp, Sheena.

       “Same Sex Adoption.”  Humanist in Canada 27(4) (Winter 1994/95): 11-12.

 

Stone, Sharon Dale.

       “The Right to Be Different: A Study of the Lesbian Mothers’ Defence Fund.”

         MA thesis, York University, 1984.

         (109 p.)

                     “This thesis is a study of the….LMDF, a support/service/protest/

                     [grassroots, voluntary] group for lesbian mothers in the city of Toronto”—

                     abstract from Canadian Research Index/UMI.

 

Susset, Françoise, et Boulanger, Michel.

       “Le développement des enfants de parents homosexuels.”  PRISME 5(2/3)

         (été 1995): 314-320.

 

Swerhone, Patricia Mary.

       “The ‘Artificial Family’: Adoption, New Reproductive Technologies, and the

         Dominance of the Biologically Based Family.”  MSW thesis, York University,

         1998.

         (205 p.)

                     “The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that it is not the use of

                     NRT per se that places donor children at risk for future emotional harm…

                     but the history of secrecy and denial attached to the utilization of such

                     technology with heterosexual two-parent families….This paper will

                     illuminate the unique make-up of the lesbian and single-parent families

                     that utilize NRT to create children, without the practices of secrecy…” –

                     abstract from ProQuest Digital Dissertations.

 

Swinimer, Marianette.

                                    “Children of Lesbians: The Lesbian Family Socialization Experience.”

                                    B.A. Honours thesis in Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent

                                    University, 1994.

                                    (ca. 109 leaves).

                                                            Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 22925661.

 

Traquair, Helen Morgan E. Nugent.

       “Lesbian Mothers by Choice: An Exploratory Study.”  MA thesis, University of

         Regina, 1993.

         (161 p.)

 

Ullyott, Kathy.

         “My Folks Are Gay : Does This Kind of Parent Produce a Different Kind of

         Child?”  Chatelaine, November 1990, pp. 103-107.

 

Vervoort, David John.

         “Gay Fathers Coming Out to Their Children: Reaching for Integrity.”

         MSc thesis, University of Guelph, 1999.

         (92 p.)

 

Wallace, Mary; MacKay, Lee; and Nagler, Dorrie.

                                    Children and Feminism.  Edited by Lee MacKay.  Vancouver: Lesbian and

                                    Feminist Mothers Political Action Group, 1987.

(ca. 284 p.; ISBN 0969325606)

 

“When a Parent is Homosexual.”  Globe and Mail, January 5, 1984, p. L1.

 

Whitfield, Wendy C.

       “Protective Custody.”  Broadside: A Feminist Review 8(6) (April 1987): 6.

                     Interview with Gayle Bezaire; gays; custody of children.

 

Wysong, Pippa.

       “Do Gays Make Good Parents?”  Medical Post 33(20) (May 27, 1997): 39.

                     Survey.