The days, gay parents are no novelty.
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GAY PARENTS RAISG KIDS: HOW WILL THEY FARE?
Studi timate that between 1 and 9 ln children the Uned Stat have at least one parent who is lbian or gay. It is difficult to obta an accurate unt of same-sex parent fai bee many lbians and gay men are not open about their sexual orientatn due to fears of discrimatn, such as loss of employment, loss of child ctody, and antigay vlence.
There is not a “ual” gay fay.
In fact, one prehensive study of children raised by lbian mothers or gay fathers nclud that children raised by same-sex parents did not differ om other children terms of emotnal functng, sexual orientatn, stigmatizatn, genr role behavr, behavral adjtment, genr inty, learng and gra pot averag. Another study reported that children gay and lbian hoeholds are more likely to talk about emotnally difficult topics, and they are often more rilient, passnate and tolerant.