Do children of gay parents do worse than straight parents

Children with gay, lesbian, transgender or other sexual minority parents fare as well as, or better than, children with parents of the opposite sex, according to research published.

Same-sex parents vs opposite-sex parents

(CBS News) A new study that finds children of a gay or lesbian parent may be more likely to have social and emotional problems has sparked controversy on both sides of the same-sex marriage. Below are 75 studies concluding that children of gay or lesbian parents fare no worse than other children. Click here to jump to the 4 studies concluding that children of gay or lesbian parents face added disadvantages.

Many prior studies have found little difference in the outcomes of dos children of gay parents do worse than straight parents raised by gay parents or straight parents. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The children of lesbians and gays fared worse than those in intact heterosexual families on 77 of the 80 outcome measures. Exceptions related only to the voting habits of children with gay fathers, and alcohol use by children of lesbian mothers.

Social Science Research, 41 4 Jamie Hall. More from CBS News. Visit Source Website Green, R. Interviews with the year-old children. We also explored whether or not children were teased or harassed about their lesbian family and whether or not coping with a non-traditional family constellation was reflected in their psychological well-being. In the follow-up study, Professor Regnerus specifically compared respondents who reported living with their mother and her female partner at some point during their childhood 85 cases in the data set to children in intact families.

However, there were no group differences in maternal warmth towards the children. A range of coping mechanisms were employed, including confrontation, secrecy, and seeking outside support. Only in the area of parenting did the 2 groups of couples differ; lesbian couples exhibited more parenting awareness skills than did heterosexual couples. Adolescents with lesbian mothers describe their own lives.

Up to now society has treated lesbian mothers differently with regard to a number of child-issues. Lesbian motherhood: the impact on child development and family functioning. Background: An increasing number of lesbian women and single heterosexual women are bringing up children with no male involvement. A longitudinal follow-up of adoptive families with school-age children.

Research Does Not Support the Rush to Redefine Marriage Decades of social scientific research shows that children, on average, fare best if raised by their own married biological parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 31 3 Sullins finds that children of parents in same-sex relationships fare significantly worse than those of opposite-sex parents on nine of 12 measures of emotional or developmental problems and their use of mental health treatment.

Adolescents of the U. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed. Hodges 6th Cir. A comparative analysis of adoptive family functioning with gay, lesbian, and heterosexual parents and their children. Children in lesbian families felt less parental pressure to conform to gender stereotypes, were less likely to experience their own gender as superior and were more likely to be uncertain about future heterosexual romantic involvement.

Lesbian mothers and their children: a comparative survey. Children raised in fatherless families from infancy: a follow-up of children of lesbian and single heterosexual mothers at early adolescence. Since all four took their samples from children who endured family break-ups, a cohort known to face added risks, these studies have been criticized by many scholars as unreliable assessments of the well-being of LGB-headed households.

Baiocco, R. Overall, less than 2 percent of all respondents who said their mother had a same-sex relationship reported living with their mom and her partner for all 18 years of their childhood. Visit Source Website Sarantakos, S.