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    • Webinar: What is the 'Home Study' and How Can I Prepare?

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    Webinar: How Do I Find an LGBTQ-Affirming Adoption Professional

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    Webinar: Choosing Your Path to Fatherhood

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    Webinar: Affording Adoption Tips for Queer Men

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    Webinar: Overview Of Adoption Process For Queer Men

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    Chapter 1: Is Adoption Right for Me?

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    Chapter 2: Overview of the Adoption Process

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    Paths_to_Adoption_for_Gay_Dads

    Chapter 3: Paths to Adoption

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    Chapter 4: Finding LGBTQ+ Affirming Adoption Professionals

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    Adoption_Home_Study_Gay_Dads

    Chapter 5: The Home Study

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    Adoption_Birth_Family_Matching_Gay_Dads

    Chapter 6: Matching with Birth Families

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    Open_Adoption_For_Gay_Dads

    Chapter 7: Open Adoption

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    Chapter 8: How Much Does Adoption Cost?

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    Chapter 9: Legal considerations for LGBTQ Adoptive Parents

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    Curious About Covid 19's Impact on Foster Care and Adoption?

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    5 Things to Keep in Mind When Preparing for Your Home Study

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    "Daddy, Which Belly Did I Come From?"

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    5 Ways to Know Your Adoption Agency Is LGBTQ-Friendly

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    4 Emotional Videos of Gay Dads Meeting Their Children for the First...

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    Fatherhood Came Without Warning for These Two Young Gay Dads

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    5 Tips For Winning at Fatherhood From a Gay Foster Dad

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    P-Town Talks: Tim and David, On Future Plans for Babies (Four-Legged...

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    Can Two Unmarried Gay Dads Both Legally Adopt Their Children?

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    Can Gay Men Adopt in the United States?

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    An Overview of the U.K. Adoption Process From a Gay Dad Perspective

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    Considering Open Adoption? Be Ready for Anything, Say These New Gay...

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    How Much Does Adoption Cost Gay Dads?

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    10 Tips for Saving for Adoption

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    6 Adoption Tips That Every Prospective Gay Dad Needs to Know

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    "Hard to Adopt?" This Couple Says Bring it On

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    Talking About Adoption With Your Child

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    How Hard Is It For Gay Men to Adopt a Baby?

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    I Just Completed the Home Study. Here's What I Learned

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    Adoption Advertising: What Gay Dads Should Know

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    Same-Sex Adoption Facts

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    Considering an Independent Adoption? What Gay Dads Can Expect

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    Adopting a Newborn Through an Agency? What Gay Dads Can Expect

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    Agency or Independent Adoption: Which Should Gay Dads Choose?

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    The Ultimate Gay Men’s Guide to Crowdfunding for Surrogacy or Adoption

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    Is Your Adoption Agency LGBTQ-Friendly? Ask These 5 Questions to Find...

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    Open Adoption, Birth Mother Connection: What Should You Do?

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    Gay Adoption: All The Terms You Need to Know

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    Everything Gay Men Need to Know About the Home Study

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    4 Do’s and Don’ts for Adopting Dads Meeting the Birth Mother for the...

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    The Legal Requirements for Stepparent and Adult Adoptions

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    The Legal Steps for Gay Men Adopting a Child

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    Gay Adoption: Paths To Fatherhood For Gay Men

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    Step 1: Meeting the Adoption Agency

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    The Lonely Road to Foster-Adopt

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    Trailblazers: The First Canadian Gay Couple to Co-Adopt

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    Seeking a "traditionally married couple..."

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    Daddy, Daddy & Baby…and Mother Make Four?

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