Gay & Lesbian Adoption

With more gays and lesbians starting families, same-sex Jewish couples are faced with myriad challenges

By Jane Calem Rosen for Kveller.com
When Wayne Steinman and his partner Sal Lacullo brought four-month-old Hope with them to High Holy Day services at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York's Greenwich Village, they opened the floodgates to parenthood for New York City's gay and lesbian community. In 1987, as part of the first gay couple to openly adopt a baby in the city, Steinman recalled the reaction of friends in the congregation that day. "It was a 'Wow!'" he said. No one really thought about having grandchildren before," he said.

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