La transition à la parentalité chez les couples homosexuels : Étude exploratoire

Abstract

The transition to parenthood is a key process for understanding the development of family relationships in a systemic perspective. This process has been studied mostly in heterosexual families but very few studies focus on families with same-sex families. What are the characteristics of the transition to parenthood in same-sex families ? What are the differences among them depending on the mode of procreation ? What resources but also what difficulties do they experience in the transition ? This exploratory study analyzes the key passages of the transition from 30 same-sex' families (13 reconstructed and 17 alternative insemination) through a quantitative analysis of socio-demographic data, information about the coming-out, pair formation, project of the child, the child's arrival, as well as social and cultural pressures towards family and stressors. The results serve to highlight certain guidelines in the construction of the transition to parenthood in same-sex families, the similarities and differences between same-sex families reconstructed and families from artificial insemination. © Médecine & Hygiène.