Reece, B. J., Leve, L. D., Shaw, D. S.., Neiderhiser, J. M., Reiss, D., & Ganiban, J. (Under review, 2020). Are racial attitudes associated with decisions to place infants with same-sex couples? Manuscript submitted for publication.

This study examined the association between racial ideologies and birth mothers’ decision to voluntarily place their children with same-sex couples (n = 36) or other family types (n = 429) during the adoption process. Results indicated that birth mothers who evidenced an overall ideology that tends to legitimate or deny racism and those who indicated unawareness of the existence of overt racist discrimination were significantly less likely to place their children with same-sex couples. The need for more research about interactions among various forms of prejudice in the adoption process and the impact of potential interactions between homophobia and racism are discussed. Suggestions for adoption professionals wishing to minimize homophobic and racist prejudice are provided.