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We knew when adopting from the foster care system it was a 99% sure thing that we would get a boy because black males are so hard to place. I think that's why my county mostly called us about boys. We've had one girl in our home and she could have been placed in a number of places because she was biracial. How many homes are open to black males? Not many.
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I also heard that there were more black boys in foster care than girls. And I too was open to any gender or race for that matter. (I must admit I was hoping for a boy and figured I would get a call for an AA child since our state has so many who needs homes) My baby girl came to me because I already had her brother.
I have Adoptive Family magazine in front of me and there is an article in here called Daughters in Demand. It is quite interesting. It says that given a choice, many people prefer to adopt girls. There are much longer waiting periods for girls than boys in International Adoptions. It is a very interesting article if some of you want to read it. (It's the April 2006 edition)