Parenting intentions and desires among childless lesbian, gay, and heterosexual individuals.

Riskind, Rachel G.; Patterson, Charlotte J.

doi:10.1037/a0017941

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“…It is conceivable, then, that some gay men prevent themselves from even desiring children to the extent that they have internalized prejudicial attitudes suggesting that gay men are inadequate or perhaps even dangerous when it comes to parenting. In a sample drawn from 121 regions of the United States, Riskind and Patterson (2010) showed, for instance, that childless gay men were less likely than their heterosexual peers to express parenting intentions, but childless lesbians were just as likely as their heterosexual peers to express parenting intentions. We did ask our participants if they wanted to have children.…”

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System Justification, Right-Wing Conservatism, and Internalized Homophobia: Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting in Italy

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Adopting a system justification perspective (Jost and Banaji 1994), we investigated the manner and extent to which gay men and lesbians might internalize a sense of inferiority when it comes to parenthood. In an Italian sample of gay and lesbian individuals, we found that gay men who scored high (versus low) on system justification and right-wing conservatism regarded same sex parents as less competent; these effects were mediated by internalized homophobia. Lesbian women, however, perceived lesbian parents as more competent than opposite sex parents, regardless of ideological orientations. For gay men the internalization of societal discrimination harms perceptions of parental competence, whereas for lesbians gender stereotypes about parenting trump the negative effects of bias related to sexual orientation. These findings suggest that men's and women's perceptions of their own bodies and capacities are strongly affected by sociocultural processes, including ideological processes.

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System Justification, Right-Wing Conservatism, and Internalized Homophobia: Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting in Italy

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“…[96][97][98] Existing representative population level data are limited by the heteronormative nature of common survey questions regarding marriage, cohabitation and parenthood which impede interpretation of results. 99 Other studies designed to assess sociological aspects of fertility desires among lesbian, gay and bisexual same-sex families have been limited by small, non-representative samples.…”

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Fertility-related research needs among women at the margins

Schwartz¹,

Baral

2015

Reproductive Health Matters

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Fertility-related research encompasses fertility intentions, preconception care, research amongst pregnant women, and post-partum outcomes of mothers and children. However, some women remain underrepresented within this domain of study. Women frequently missing within fertility-related research include those who are already the most vulnerable to health disparities, including female sex workers, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender women, women living with HIV, and women who use drugs. Yet characterization of the needs of these women is important, given their unique fertility-related concerns, including risks and barriers to care emanating from social stigmas and discrimination. This synthesis provides an overview of fertility-related evidence, highlighting where there are clear research gaps among marginalized women and the potential implications of these data shortfalls. Overall, research among marginalized women to date has addressed pregnancy prevention and in some cases fertility intentions, but the majority of studies have focused on postconception pregnancy safety and the well-being of the child. However, among female sex workers specifically, data on pregnancy safety and the well-being of the child are largely unavailable. Within each marginalized group, preconception care and effectiveness of conception methods are consistently understudied. Ultimately, the absence of epidemiologic, clinical and programmatic evidence limits the availability and quality of reproductive health services for all women and prevents social action to address these gaps.

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“…Only a few researchers have explored the desire and intention of GLB individuals to have children (Rabun & Oswald, 2009;Riskind & Patterson, 2010). In general, GLB individuals are less likely to have children than heterosexual couples.…”

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Motivations for fatherhood: Examining internalized heterosexism and gender-role conflict with childless gay and bisexual men.

Robinson¹,

Brewster²

2014

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Research with gay and bisexual men indicates that both intemalized heterosexism and gender-role conflict have been shown to impact behaviors, roles, attitudes, and beliefs that contribute to well-being (Allen & Oleson, 1999;O'Neil, 2008; Shidio, 1994) and to decisions to become fathers (Ervin, 2004;O'Neil, 2008). With a sample of 164 gay and bisexual childless men, the present study is the first known to quantitatively examine gender-role conflict and intemalized heterosexism in relation to motivations for parenthood and perceived parenting efficacy. Results using Baron and Kenny's (1986) moderator regression procedures indicated that both gender-role conflict and intemalized heterosexism moderated the relationship between perceived parenting efficacy and motivations for parenthood for gay and bisexual men. Specifically, both intemalized heterosexism and gender-role conflict strengthened the positive relationship between perceived parenting efficacy and motivations for fatherhood. Directions for future research and clinical implications are discussed.

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Parenting intentions and desires among childless lesbian, gay, and heterosexual individuals.

Cited by 179 publications

References 8 publications

System Justification, Right-Wing Conservatism, and Internalized Homophobia: Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting in Italy

System Justification, Right-Wing Conservatism, and Internalized Homophobia: Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward Same-Sex Parenting in Italy

Fertility-related research needs among women at the margins

Motivations for fatherhood: Examining internalized heterosexism and gender-role conflict with childless gay and bisexual men.

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