ADOÇÃO POR CASAIS HOMOAFETIVOS E A ATUAÇÃO DO PSICÓLOGO: Perspectivas e desafios na promoção de direitos

Abstract

Currently, in Brazil, there are more than four thousand children and teenagers waiting for adoption, while there are more than thirty-six thousand people interested in adopting. Among the various obstacles that hinder this process, one can point out moral judgments related to the sexuality of people who want to adopt a child. As these judgments derive from sociocultural constructions, this study seeks to identify aspects of this social vision about adoption by same-sex couples and possible difficulties encountered, as well as the role of psychology in this context of adoption. A survey-type field research was carried out between October 2nd and 7th, 2021, obtaining 127 participations. The results demonstrate acceptance of multiple family constitutions, but there are also contradictions about the adoption process by same-sex couples, such as the concept that decisions are technical, but at the same time they consider that religion and common sense are influential in this process. One can perceive a collective imagination in motion, moving towards an inclusion beyond the legal aspect, but still with a persistent worldview, which influences the corresponding thinking and actions. The psychologist's action is essential in this process and in the sociocultural impacts to which the subjects involved in this complex, intense and important process are submitted, and also in the development of an ethical action to support diversity. The aim of this research is to encourage further investigations on the subject, given its social importance and the scarcity of scientific basis.