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Recommended reading/viewing at this stage
- 1996: Secret and liesSuccessful 'black' woman traces her birth mother to a lower-class 'white' woman, who denies it; emotions run high as everyone's secrets are exposed.
- 2010-09: Modern Family - Gays To Kiss At LastProducers say that was a mere accident that the couple, played by Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, didn’t kiss during season one, but they plan to make good on it during the upcoming season.
- Are those kids yoursCherie Register draws on her experience as the mother of two Korean-born daughters and interviews with adoptive families to illustrate the special challenges multicultural families face.
- Being adopted, the lifelong search for selfThis book outlines developmental tasks at each of seven stages throughout the life of an adopted person.
- BelongingCambodian refugee, Li-Da Kruger, is the subject of a documentary (screened on British television in 2003). It was the gripping story of her search to find her roots amongst the rubble of war-torn Cambodia.
- Beyond good intentionsCherie Register, the mother of two adult daughters adopted as infants from Korea who has offers personal essays reflecting on her own critical consciousness towards the sensitivities that can surround transnational adoption.
- FAQ - How can adoption professionals help LGBT applicants?
- Gay Dads: a celebration of fatherhoodBased on a thorough review of the literature, as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980's chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union. (Foster care, adoption, kinship)
- Gay men choosing parenthoodBased on a thorough review of the literature, as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980's chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union. (Foster care, adoption, kinship)
- In search of belonging, reflections by "transracially" adopted peopleCollection of work by "transracially" adopted people who were raised in the United Kingdom. There are writings (essays, letters, poetry), as well as photos of sculpture and other works of visual art.
- Intercountry adoption outcomes in Ireland180 children and their parents who had adopted in Ireland over the last 10 years were interviewed about their thoughts and feelings about intercountry adoption. Download for free
- Love is not enough – experiences in 'transracial' adoptionFirst hand experience of what it is like to be 'transracially' adopted. Film made with The Association for Transracially adopted and Fostered People.
- Motherhood silenced: the experiences of natural mothers on adoption reunionReflections of mothers who part with a child for adoption. The emotional experience of adoption and reunion and how it impacted on their lives is told through the mothers’ own accounts.
- Raising adopted childrenOffers parents practical advice about raising an adopted child and covers current issues such as prenatal drug exposure and transracial adoption.
- Real parents, real children: parenting the adopted childThe authors bring years of experience to the complex emotional issues that parents will negotiate, and expert advice on establishing a healthy, loving parent-child relationship.
- Same-sex marriage or partnership and adoption: debate for IrelandThe purpose of this study was to examine the social and political debate surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage or partnership and adoption in Ireland and to identify how opposing sides of the debate use values to frame the issue. Download for free
- What to expect when you're adoptingHaving been adopted himself, the author - also a leading clinical psychiatrist - is well placed to write this accessible and straightforward guide. It will take you step-by-step through the emotional implications of adopting a child.
- White knot, why not?Universal marriage? Why not! Pressure groups for equal rights to marry have not come up with a strong public symbol. This one is simple: a white knot.
- Will you be here when I get home?Claire Cashin was adopted. In her youth, she experienced many personal challenges because her birth mother gave her away. This led her in search of her biological mother. This is a true and very honest account of adoption, search and reunion.