A small number of states currently have laws supportive of LGBT couple adoption. This can occur through adoption, alternative insemination, surrogate or foster parenting. An increasing number of LGBT parents have conceived children and/or raised them from birth, either as single parents or in ongoing committed relationships. Some children of LGBT parents were conceived in heterosexual marriages or relationships. Millions of children in the United States have lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) parents. Click here to download and print a PDF version of this document.