ABSTRACT

In Italy, the recent law 76/2016 allows the legitimation of a gay or lesbian couple’s union only through access to civil union but not to so-called stepchild adoption of children born to a same-sex couple through medically assisted procreation technologies (MAP). Nevertheless, the increasing number of lesbian and gay couples deciding to transform their desire to have children into action, makes it essential that professionals working in the public child and family sector be prepared and capable of providing suitable services for both heterosexual couples and gay and lesbian couples. This research intends to explore the view of same-sex parenting in a group of Public Family Counselling Services professionals (psychologists and social workers) working in Northeast Italy. The results show that there are very few gay and lesbian parents calling on public family support services and a lack of specific training for professionals. There is still a strong degree of conservatism among the interviewees who consider parenting a female domain, showing greater acceptance for lesbian parents than gay ones. More generally, the absence of one gender in parental couples, the need to use MAP, the risk of stigmatization, and a dearth of social networks are considered relevant risk factors.

摘要

在意大利，最近的第 76/2016 号法律允许同性恋夫妇的结合合法化，仅通过获得民事结合，而不是通过医疗辅助生育技术 (MAP) 对同性伴侣所生子女进行所谓的继子女收养. 然而，越来越多的女同性恋和男同性恋夫妇决定将他们想要孩子的愿望转化为行动，这使得在公共儿童和家庭部门工作的专业人员必须做好准备并有能力为异性恋夫妇和男同性恋者提供合适的服务情侣。本研究旨在探讨在意大利东北部工作的一组公共家庭咨询服务专业人士（心理学家和社会工作者）对同性育儿的看法。结果表明，很少有同性恋父母呼吁公共家庭支持服务，并且缺乏对专业人员的专门培训。在认为养育女性领域的受访者中仍然存在很强的保守性，表明对女同性恋父母的接受程度高于同性恋父母。更一般地说，父母夫妇中没有一种性别、需要使用 MAP、被污名化的风险以及缺乏社交网络被认为是相关的风险因素。