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How Many Bisexual Parents Are There?

September 22, 2015

It’s Bisexual Awareness Week, so I thought I’d ask the question: “How many bisexual parents are there?”

LGBT Women More Likely to Live in Poverty

March 13, 2015

A new report from a wide range of research and advocacy organizations shows that because of discriminatory laws, LGBT women are among the most at risk of poverty in the U.S.–and that this can impact their starting and raising a family.

Married Same-Sex Couples More Likely to Have Kids

March 6, 2015

A new study has found that married same-sex couples in the U.S. are almost twice as likely to be raising kids as unmarried ones. Same-sex couples are also nearly three times as likely as their different-sex counterparts to be raising adopted or foster kids. Among married couples, that difference rises to five times.

How Many Children Could Be Affected by New Marriage Equality Laws This Week?

October 22, 2014

With same-sex couples tying the knot this week in Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming, it’s time to look at the numbers once again. How many children in these states could be impacted?

How Many Children Have an LGBT Parent?

September 30, 2014

How many children in the U.S. have an LGBT parent? A new study gives us fresh answers — but we need to be careful how we quote them.

LGB Families: What We Know and What We Don’t

August 12, 2014

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.

Highest Percentages of Same-Sex Couples with Kids Are in States Without Marriage Equality

May 22, 2013

A new infographic from the industrious demographers at UCLA’s Williams Institute shows that the states and metro areas with the highest percentages of same-sex couples raising children are ones that have a constitutional ban on marriage.

Six Million Kids and Adults in U.S. Have LGBT Parent

March 7, 2013

As many as six million adults and children in the U.S have an LGBT parent, according to a new study, with an estimated three million LGBT Americans having had a child at some point in their lives.

Percentage of Same-Sex Couples With Children Declines Slightly as Total Numbers Rise

January 31, 2012

The percentage of same-sex couples with children has fallen slightly since 2006—a drop that may in fact reflect a decline in social stigma, according to a new study. At the same time, the total number of same-sex couples raising children has risen, and the percentage of same-sex couples who have adopted children has nearly doubled in the past decade.

How Many Same-Sex Parents Are There?

September 28, 2011

How many same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising children? According to the Williams Institute of UCLA, a new analysis of Census 2010 data shows that “nearly 132,000 (20%) of the nearly 650,000 same-sex couples in the U.S. identified as spouses. Data further show that 31% of couples who identified as spouses and 14% of