Abstract
This study aims to discuss academic production in the Brazilian scientific knowledge field about homoparenthood. A research was conducted in the Scielo and Google Scholar databases, using the descriptor “homoparenthood”. We find that is new and incipient discussion on the theme of homoparenthood in Brazil, as found only 19 papers published in the period 2005 to 2013. The term is fairly new, in historical terms, and seems to be pushing into the scientific field recently. The sphere of activity more research on homoparenthood is psychology. Analyzing the results from the researches, it is seen that the subject in question is still surrounded by preconceptions, labels and stigmas.
Keywords:
homoparenthood; psychology; homoparental family