Family platform.eu: A summary of the situation in Europe today

It can be read for free here:
http://familyplatform.eu

http://familyplatform.eu/en/doc/255/FP_Comms_Family_A_Summary_HQ.pdf

Families: A summary of the situation in Europe today, Family Platform, 2010
Relevance to Irelandwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Very generic document, but at nearly each page we can see how Ireland is failing the 21st Century.
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Not a word, at best 1 or 2 pictures could be to as certain degree be construed as insinuating the possibility of diversity.
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Very clear.
Rigorwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Very vague.
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One more reason to register on the platform and voice or concerns...

It is suprising pink parenting does not get a mention whilst a number of article or key notes relate to LGBT matrimony: http://familyplatform.eu/en/2-critical-review/conference/workshop-4-changes-in-conjugal-life

A Meeting of Queer Minds

http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/learning/meeting-queer-minds

In March 2010, The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) hosted an exchange between leadership and activists from Irish and South African organisations representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTIs) at Hout Bay near CapeTown in South Africa.

It can be read for free here: http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Meeting_of_queerminds.pdf

A Meeting of Queer Minds, Karen Martin
Relevance to Irelandwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Very good review of the situation in Ireland, and South Africa, of the LGBT (and related) rights.
Relevance to 'pink adoptions'www.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Mentioned as part of family rights.
Accessibilitywww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Rigorwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
Overallwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com

Selected journal articles and book chapters

Not reviewed yet. On the recommended book list.
It can be downloaded for free here: http://people.virginia.edu/~cjp/publications.html

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    Charlotte J. Patterson is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Center for Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Virginia. She is also a faculty member and research scientist at the Fenway Institute’s Center for Population Research in LGBT Health in Boston. Her research focuses on the psychology of sexual orientation, with an emphasis on sexual orientation, human development, and family lives. In the context of her research, Patterson has worked with children, adolescents, couples, and families; she is best known for her studies of child development in the context of lesbian- and gay-parented families.

    Same-sex marriage or partnership and adoption: debate for Ireland

    It can be read for free here: http://ns3.ucc.ie/en/appsoc/resconf/cstj/gender/DocumentFile,76670,en.pdf

    Same-sex marriage or partnership and adoption: debate for Ireland, Eimear Kavanagh, B.Soc.Sc., Critical Social Thinking: Policy and Practice, Vol. 1, UCC, 2009
    Relevance to Irelandwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    An Irish study, looking at the modern Irish situation.
    Relevance to 'pink adoptions'www.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    If same-gender families can marry, then they can adopt domestically, and they can more easily adopt internationally (in some cases).
    Accessibilitywww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    Very clear.
    Rigorwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    Very detailed. Maybe too much focus on GLEN's point of view. A more diverse point of view could have allowed an interesting exploration of disagreements within th gay community, but it may have risked to dissolve the point made by the study: parents can be good parents regardless of their sexuality, and children deserve to have their parent's relationship recognized as valid.
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    A very good argumentation in support of same-gender parenting.

    Family tree cool tool: GenoPro Beta

    I was looking for a tool to create a family tree.

    And most of them were either scams, freeware for 7 days before you need to register, or malware of sort.

    And because most of them are coming from America, and are often inspired by religious groups, some of which are specialized in collecting genealogical data to save their world, they are not really “pink” friendly: you can hardly ever have two parents (adoptive of the same gender0, often adoption is ignored or recomposed families are not possible.

    I was delighted when I found GenoPro Beta, which met more than my needs. No need to worry about buying the full version, unless you are a genealogy fan. The free version is more than enough to work on the family tree as part of the education/preparation work prior to the home study.

    It also has some features that may make it suitable to create ecomaps, but I am still looking at a proper ecomap freeware.

    This is now documented here, including a link to download the tool: http://irishpinkadoptions.com/adoption-process/the-tools-you-will-need/family-tree/

    Disclaimer: I have no personal, financial or any other sort of interest in this business.

    Towards a standardised framework for intercountry adoption assessment procedures

    Towards a standardised framework for intercountry adoption assessment procedures,
    Adoption Authority of Ireland, (Download here)
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    It is 100% specific as it is the guideline that will be used throughout the adoption process.
    Relevance to pink adoptionswww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    It is 100% relevant to adoption but 0% specific to 'pink' families. It would be a good sign if it meant that it did not matter, thus putting everyone on an equal footing. But it does matter, as long as 'pink' families and their children are not protected by the constitution like any other citizens. It does not say that we are all equal, it hints that we do not really exist.
    Accessibilitywww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    Well formatted, and illustrated.
    Rigorwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.comwww.dyerware.com
    Very serious, very thorough, very well documented. It has an excellent bibliography for each phase of the process.
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    Read this before reading any other book, especially the UK and US ones which expose procedures that will vary from what you should expect.

    Intercountry adoption outcomes in Ireland

    Not reviewed yet. On the recommended book list.
    It can be downloaded for free here: http://www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre/index.php?id=130&pubid=172&mode=full

    A Study of Intercountry Adoption Outcomes in Ireland, Collective (TCD),
    Children's Research Centre-Adoption Board, 2007, 978-1-902230-32-9
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    Not reviewed yet, but Irish study...
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    Not reviewed yet. On the AAI recommended book list.