Same-sex parenting

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Same-sex parenting (also known as rainbow families)[1] is the parenting of children by same-sex couples generally consisting of gays or lesbians who are often in civil partnerships, domestic partnerships, civil unions, or same-sex marriages.

Opponents of same-sex parenting argue that it has an adverse impact on children. However, scientific research consistently shows that lesbian and gay parents are as capable and fit as heterosexual parents and that children reared by lesbian and gay parents are as psychologically healthy and well-adjusted as those reared by heterosexual parents.[2][3][4][5][6] Major professional associations of physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, pediatricians, therapists, and social workers have not identified credible empirical research that suggests otherwise.[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Hočevar, Andreja (2014-09-02). "Children in rainbow families". Annual of Social Work. 21 (1): 83. doi:10.3935/ljsr.v21i1.8. ISSN 1848-7971.
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  4. ^ Manning, Wendy D.; Fettro, Marshal Neal; Lamidi, Esther (2014-08-01). "Child Well-Being in Same-Sex Parent Families: Review of Research Prepared for American Sociological Association Amicus Brief". Population Research and Policy Review. 33 (4): 485–502. doi:10.1007/s11113-014-9329-6. ISSN 0167-5923. PMC 4091994. PMID 25018575.
  5. ^ "What does the scholarly research say about the well-being of children with gay or lesbian parents?" (PDF). December 2017.
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