Inclus a summary of rearch fdgs on lbian mothers, gay fathers and their children, an annotated biblgraphy of the published psychologil lerature and addnal rourc relevant to lbian and gay parentg.
Contents:
- WHY GAY PARENTS MAY BE THE BT PARENTS
- 5 SCIENTIFIC REASONS GAY PARENTS ARE AWOME
- WHY GAY PARENTS ARE GOOD PARENTS
- IT'S SCIENCE: 6 REASONS GAY PARENTS ARE THE BT PARENTS
- GAY PARENTS RAISG KIDS: HOW WILL THEY FARE?
- GAY PARENTS AS GOOD AS STRAIGHT ON
- LBIAN AND GAY PARENTG
WHY GAY PARENTS MAY BE THE BT PARENTS
Though kids of gay and straight parents turn out no differently acrdg to multiply studi, kids same-sex hom may have a tolerance advantage on average. * why gay parents are good parents *
In fact, some ways, gay parents may brg talents to the table that straight parents don' parents "tend to be more motivated, more mted than heterosexual parents on average, bee they chose to be parents, " said Abbie Goldberg, a psychologist at Clark Universy Massachetts who rearch gay and lbian parentg. ) [5 Myths About Gay People Debunked]Adoptg the needitGay adoptn recently ed ntroversy Illois, where Catholic Chari adoptn servic cid November to cease offerg servic bee the state refed fundg unls the groups agreed not to discrimate agast gays and lbians.
More than half of the kids adopted by gays and lbians had special report didn't pare the adoptn preferenc of gay upl directly wh those of heterosexual upl, said thor David Brodzsky, rearch director at the Instute and -edor of "Adoptn By Lbians and Gay Men: A New Dimensn of Fay Diversy" (Oxford Universy Prs, 2011). Part of that uld be their own preferenc, and part uld be bee of discrimatn by adoptn agenci that puts more difficult children wh what seworkers see as "ls sirable" matter how you slice , Brodzsky told LiveScience, gays and lbians are highly terted adoptn as a group.
5 SCIENTIFIC REASONS GAY PARENTS ARE AWOME
Here are scientific reasons why the Amerin Associatn of Pediatrics ma the right ll supportg same-sex marriage and gay and lbian parentg. * why gay parents are good parents *
"When you thk about the 114, 000 children who are eed for adoptn who ntue to live foster re and who are not beg readily adopted, the goal is to crease the pool of available, terted and well-traed dividuals to parent the children, " Brodzsky addn, Brodzsky said, there's evince to suggt that gays and lbians are pecially acceptg of open adoptns, where the child retas some ntact wh his or her birth parents. "Intertgly, we fd that a small percentage, but enough to be noteworthy, [of birth mothers] make a nsc cisn to place wh gay men, so they n be the only mother their child's life, " Brodzsky parentgRearch has shown that the kids of same-sex upl — both adopted and blogil kids — fare no worse than the kids of straight upl on mental health, social functng, school performance and a variety of other life-succs a 2010 review of virtually every study on gay parentg, New York Universy soclogist Judh Stacey and Universy of Southern California soclogist Tim Biblarz found no differenc between children raised hom wh two heterosexual parents and children raised wh lbian parents.
WHY GAY PARENTS ARE GOOD PARENTS
This month we celebrate Gay Pri. But I'd like to suggt that we take this opportuny to celebrate gay parent pri. * why gay parents are good parents *
"There's no doubt whatsoever om the rearch that children wh two lbian parents are growg up to be jt as well-adjted and succsful" as children wh a male and a female parent, " Stacey told is very ltle rearch on the children of gay men, so Stacey and Biblarz uldn't draw nclns on those fai.
IT'S SCIENCE: 6 REASONS GAY PARENTS ARE THE BT PARENTS
Rearchers have disvered that when to "general health and fay hn," 's the children of same-sex upl, as opposed to tradnal upl, that really she. In a world where some people are still livg the archaic dream of "one father and one mother do a fay make," this is betiful scientific news. See more facts that will prove that gay parents really have this parentg thg the bag. * why gay parents are good parents *
"The dividuals feel like their perspectiv on fay, on genr, on sexualy have largely been enhanced by growg up wh gay parents, " Goldberg 33-year-old man wh a lbian mother told Goldberg, "I feel I'm a more open, well-round person for havg been raised a nontradnal fay, and I thk those that know me would agree.
GAY PARENTS RAISG KIDS: HOW WILL THEY FARE?
The days, gay parents are no novelty. * why gay parents are good parents *
After perseverg through those challeng, gay parents "tend to be more motivated, more mted than heterosexual parents on average, bee they chose to be parents, " Abbie Goldberg, a psychologist at Clark Universy Massachetts who rearch gay and lbian parentg, told LiveScience last, the group parentg sre of gay parents isn't as dragged down by people who fell to parenthood accintally and weren't prepared, Goldberg said.
They foster toleranceHere's an advantage straight om the horse's mouth: Kids raised by gay and lbian parents say their upbrgg tght them open-mdns and a 2007 study published the Amerin Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Clark Universy's Goldberg terviewed 46 adults who grew up wh at least one gay parent. STORY HIGHLIGHTSJennifer Chrisler says gay people want to raise fai, jt like straight peopleChrisler: Kids' advot and medil groups say preventg gay adoptn don't help kidsShe says many foster re uld have permanent hom if gay people uld adopt themChrisler: Print mt back Every Child Derv a Fay Act to open door to gay adoptnEdors note: Jennifer Chrisler is executive director of Fay Equaly Council, an advocy group for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr parents and guardians. The Child Welfare League of Ameri, the bs of protectg children sce 1920, has been unequivol: "Any attempt to preclu or prevent gay, lbian, and bisexual dividuals or upl om parentg, based solely on their sexual orientatn, is not the bt tert of children.
GAY PARENTS AS GOOD AS STRAIGHT ON
(Florida's ban has been kept place sce 1977 wh the help of ttimony om now discreded and disgraced Gee Rekers, an anti-gay rights activist who recently toured Europe wh a male rt and who has been the star wns for the small but vol group of anti-gay adoptn activists.
LBIAN AND GAY PARENTG
Pl Cameron, another anti-gay adoptn "expert" whose credibily has been recently cimated: He was dropped om the Amerin Psychologil Associatn for failg to operate wh an ethics vtigatn and censured by the Amerin Soclogil Associatn, which nmned him for misreprentn of soclogial rearch.
And when we're good and tipsy, I'd like them to follow me a proper "I Told You So, " dance for all the people who have long thought that gay parents were on par wh the Bee the rearchers have disvered that when to "general health and fay hn, " 's the children of same-sex upl, as opposed to tradnal upl, that really she.
Although the rearchers also found that two-thirds of the children still experience some form of stigma simply bee of their gay parents, what's most important is the self-teem and nfince that the kids are gettg, and society and their issu wh a love that's different om the one they know n be damned. It's time to accept or jt disappear to the woodwork, isn't the first time that rearchers have found that children of gay parents are actually better off than those of straight parents, and kicked tradnal ias to the are a six more facts om studi om the past few years that will prove that gay parents really have this parentg thg the bag.