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Conceiving Family Stories of Gay and Lesbian Adoption

Bohigian, Amy. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: Following filmmaker Amy Bohigian and her partner as they adopt 15-month-old twins, this program highlights the legal, social, and personal difficulties that accompany the rewards of parenthood when gays and lesbians start families through adoption. Required to live with the twins' foster parents for two weeks to help the children transition, Bohigian and the other adults are forced to work out their different attitudes towards same-sex parenting, with surprising results. Also profiled: long-term partners fighting to both be legitimized as legal parents, a birth family with second thoughts about giving their child to a same-sex couple, lesbian foster parents grappling with the return of a baby to her native community, and two men daunted by the cost of surrogacy.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 08, 2013. CatMonthString:november.13 CatBulkString:november.18.13 Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lesbian Couple Adopting (1:47) -- Adoption Agencies' Attitudes (1:39) -- Desire for Children (3:14) -- Adoption Agencies' Assumptions (1:46) -- Adoption of Sick Children (0:52) -- Losing Children (1:53) -- Possible Adoption Opportunity (3:03) -- Searching for Child to Adopt (2:14) -- Feeling Judged (2:32) -- Adopted Aboriginal Child (1:23) -- Preparing for Adoption (1:34) -- Joy at Adoption (1:32) -- Meeting Adoptive Kids (2:45) -- Adopting Newborn (2:15) -- Bonding with Adopted Twins (1:31) -- Religious Tension (1:40) -- Post-Adoption Relationship with Birth Parents (1:34) -- Fight for Custody (1:13) -- Part of Family (1:57) -- Parenting (2:34) -- Second Adoption (2:17) -- Kids Upbringing (1:31) -- Raising Children (1:57) -- Cross-Cultural Understanding (3:52) -- Credits: Conceiving Family: Stories of Gay and Lesbian Adoption (1:25)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	7 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.