Publications & Presentations

Publications: 

van Houten, J., Tornello, S. L., Hoffenaar, P. J., Bos, H. M. (2020). Understanding parenting intentions among childfree gay men: A comparison with lesbian woman and heterosexual men and women. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 430, 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00430

Simon, K. A., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. M. W. (2019). Sexual minority women and parenthood: Perceptions of friendship among childfree and new parents. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 23 (4), 476-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2019.1634994 

Simon, K. S., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Bos, H. M. W. (2018). Envisioning parenthood among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 5, 253-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd000026 

Presentations: 

Simon, K. A., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. M. W. (2019). Comparisons of friendship among LGBTQ+ future parents. In Rachel Farr (chair), LGBTQ Families & New Frontiers: Future Parents, Birth & Adoption, Gender Expression, and Growing Up, Symposium, American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois. 

Bass, C. L., Floyd, C., Esposito, G. A., Simon, K., Farr, R. H., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H.  (2019). So you’re gay and you want a baby: A thematic analysis of LGBTQ perceptions of future parenthood. Poster Symposium, Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars, Lexington, KY. 

Esposito, G. A., Floyd, C., Bass, C. L., Simon, K., Farr, R. H., Bos, H., & Tornello, S. L.  (2019). Perceptions of friendships among LGBTQ intended parents. Poster Symposium, Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars, Lexington, KY. 

van Houten, J. T., Bos, H. M. W., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Gay prospective parents:  Motivations and predictors of family formation. In Henny Bos (chair), Diversity among LGBT Families and Its Impact on Parenting and Child Development, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.

Simon, K. A., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Bos, H. M. W. (2019). Comparisons of friendship among LGBTQ+ future parents. In Rachel Farr (chair), LGBTQ Families & New Frontiers: Future Parents, Birth & Adoption, Gender Expression, and Growing Up, Symposium, American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

van Houten, J. T., Bos, H. M. W., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Gay prospective parents: Motivations and predictors of family formation. In Henny Bos (chair), Diversity among LGBT Families and Its Impact on Parenting and Child Development, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.

Simon, K. S., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Bos, H. M. W. (2017). Envisioning parenthood among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Families negotiating identities and orientations across contexts, Poster Symposium, National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.

Bos, H., Tornello, S. L. & Brewaeys, M. (2017). Childless gay men and their intention to have children. In Michael Lamb (chair), LGBT families across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.  

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