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Laws regarding LGBT adoption in the United States vary, as adoption in the United States is regulated and licensed at the state level. In 2006, adoption by gay couples was illegal in Nebraska, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Utah.〔Courtney, & Flynn, F. I. (2015). LGBT adoption overview. ''Salem Press Encyclopedia'',〕 Adoption by single LGBT individuals is now legal in every jurisdiction in the United States, while adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 49 states with the exception of Mississippi, and legal in the District of Columbia as well as of June 26, 2015.〔Montero, D. M. (2014). America's Progress in Achieving the Legalization of Same-Gender Adoption: Analysis of Public Opinion, 1994 to 2012. ''Social Work'', ''59''(4), 321-328 8p.〕 == LGBT Parenting == On April 6, 1999 the American Civil Liberties Union produced an Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care. Within this document, the organization addressed research results on Lesbian and Gay Parenting, some key findings include: * There is no evidence to suggest that lesbians and gay men are unfit to be parents; * Home environments with lesbian and gay parents are as likely to successfully support a child's development as those with heterosexual parents; * Good parenting is not influenced by sexual orientation. Rather, it is influenced most profoundly by a parent's ability to create a loving and nurturing home - an ability that does not depend on whether the parent is gay or straight; * There is no evidence to suggest that the children of lesbian and gay parents are less intelligent, suffer from more problems, are less popular, or have lower self-esteem than children of heterosexual parents; * The children of lesbian and gay parents grow up as happy, healthy, and well-adjusted as the children of heterosexual parents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT adoption in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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