How Schools Stigmatize Adopted Children of Same- and Different-Sex Parents
A new study has shown that many adopted children, with both same- and different-sex parents, experience stigmatization in preschool.
Child Outcomes/Experiences
Consensus Reached: Children of Same-Sex Parents Do Just as Well
A new study of scientific literature concludes that a consensus has been reached about how well children do with same-sex parents. You can likely guess the answer—but some are rightly questioning whether it even matters.
More Evidence Against Discredited Study of Same-Sex Parents
Mark Regnerus must be having a bad week. The University of Texas at Austin sociologist’s study of same-sex parents was further discredited by a new study that uses the same data but comes to vastly different conclusions.
New Study on Children of Same-Sex Parents “Hugely Flawed”
A new study purports to show that the children of same-sex parents have far greater emotional problems than those with different-sex parents–but the study comes from a professor who is a fellow of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, a project of the Family Research Council, which has been designated an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
New Portal for Research on Lesbian and Gay Parenting
What if all the best scholarly research about children with lesbian or gay parents was gathered into a single online portal? The “What We Know” project has done just that, and will likely become a key reference for policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the public.
No Surprise: Kids of Transgender Parents Doing Well
Shortly after a transgender woman was named “Working Mother of the Year” by Working Mother magazine, a new report finds — not surprisingly — that the children of transgender parents are doing well.
For LGBT Students, School Is Often Still Hostile, but Getting Better
LGBT students in the United States report high levels of victimization and discrimination, although things are slowly getting better, according to a new report.
LGB Families: What We Know and What We Don’t
A recent report from UCLA’s Williams Institute on the state of research about LGB families not only reiterates that our children are doing as well as anyone else’s, but also offers some lesser-known insights about the composition and strengths of our families — and gives thoughtful suggestions for the direction of future research.
Study Shows Children of Same-Sex Parents Still Doing Fine
A major academic study from Australia has shown that the children of same-sex attracted parents are doing as well as, if not better than, their peers in the general population on several key measures of health and well-being.
Lesbian and Gay Parents and Bias in Child Custody Cases
A new academic review has surveyed the legal landscape for lesbian and gay parents in child custody cases, both with same-sex former partners and different-sex ones. It found that courts have not always taken into consideration the social science research that has found children raised by gay or lesbian parents are as well-adjusted as their peers