(There are currently more than 100,000 kids in foster care in the U.S.)Īn October 2011 report by Evan B. According to a 2007 report by the Williams Institute and the Urban Institute, 65,000 kids were living with adoptive gay parents between 20, with another 14,000 in foster homes headed by gays and lesbians. Rather than comply, Catholic Charities closed up shop.Ĭatholic opposition aside, research suggests that gay and lesbian parents are actually a powerful resource for kids in need of adoption. Gay adoption recently caused controversy in Illinois, where Catholic Charities adoption services decided in November to cease offering services because the state refused funding unless the groups agreed not to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
