Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g14ErLu12599; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:53:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:53:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc5e58e5.089@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1971] Policy Statement from American Pediatrics Association X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_B0EDDF25.3D5C33BA" X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 5213 Lines: 138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is an announcement, followed by a question regarding family literacy programs: The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced its support for the right of gay men and lesbians to adopt their partners' children. A policy statement printed in the journal of Pediatrics states: "Children who are born to or adopted by one member of a same- sex couple deserve the security of two legally recognized parents". This statement is based on a review of two decades of studies which indicated that the children of gay or lesbian parents were as well adjusted socially and psychologically as the children of heterosexual parents. Vermont, Connecticut, and California allow gay men and lesbians to adopt their partners' children. The appellate courts of Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. have sanctioned the right to such adoptions. By contrast, Florida prohibits gay men or lesbians from adopting children under any circumstances. Laws in Mississippi and Utah, also effectively ban second-parent adoptions. This policy statement is considered a major victory for advocates of gay/lesbian families. Legal adoption ensures that a child will have access to health insurance benefits from both parents and to Social Security survivor benefits should either parent die, and that a continuing legal relationship with both parents will exist even if the parents separate, influencing matters like custody, visiting rights and child support. For more info. go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/04/national/04ADOP.html?ex=1013823490&ei=1&en=051661f5c5eae232 My question to you: Do any of your family literacy programs include families with same sex parents? If the answer is no, I wonder if this is a hard to reach population? Daphne Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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