Lesbian Mothers: Psychosocial Assumptions in Family Law

Patricia J Falk

Lesbian Mothers: Psychosocial Assumptions in Family Law

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Abstract

Discrimination persists in courts' consideration of lesbian mothers' petitions for custody of their children. Courts often have assumed that lesbian women are emotionally unstable or unable to assume a maternal role. They also often have assumed that their children are likely to be emotionally harmed, subject to molestation, impaired in gender role development, or themselves homosexual. None of these assumptions is supported by extant research and theory.

Original language	American English
Journal	American Psychologist
Volume	44
State	Published - Jan 1 1989

Keywords

lesbians
mothers
child custody
homosexuality

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination
Family Law
Juvenile Law
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Sexuality and the Law

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Lesbian Mothers: Psychosocial Assumptions in Family Law

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