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For Transgender Parents, the Positive Experiences of Parenthood May Help Counteract Effects of Stigma

October 5, 2020

An estimated 19 percent of transgender adults in the U.S. are parents, according to a new study—the first to use a nationally representative sample of transgender parents and nonparents. The study authors also hypothesize that the fulfilling experiences of parenthood may even improve transgender parents’ well-being and help counter the negative effects of stigmatization in a cisgenderist/heterosexist society.

New Study Looks at Experience of Pregnancy Loss Among Trans/Masculine and Nonbinary People

August 26, 2020

A new, peer-reviewed study looks at the experiences of trans/masculine and nonbinary people who were gestating but experienced pregnancy loss.

American Psychological Association Revises and Reaffirms Support of LGBTQ Parents, LGBTQ Children, and Anti-Discrimination Laws

March 4, 2020

The American Psychological Association (APA) on Monday issued updated resolutions in support of LGBTQ parents and LGBTQ children, and opposing laws, policies, and practices that discriminate against LGBTQ people.

New Study Highlights Best and Most Challenging Parts of Being a Pioneering Lesbian Mom

November 6, 2019

What did 131 lesbian moms, part of the first generation of LGBTQ families begun through donor insemination, say are the best and most challenging parts of 25 years of parenthood? A new study is the first to look at the overall experiences of any LGBTQ parents from their children’s conception through young adulthood, and sheds light on the ups and downs.

Love and Science: How Science Has Helped LGBTQ Families

April 22, 2017

Today, the March for Science in Washington, D.C. and hundreds of other global locations will encourage science that “upholds the common good” and allows evidence-based policymaking in the public interest. I thus thought this was a good time to look at how science has specifically helped LGBTQ parents and our children.

Same-Sex Couples More Equitable in Childcare, Chores than Different-Sex Ones

June 10, 2015

Same-sex couples tend to share child care and certain household chores more equitably than different-sex ones, according to a new study.

Same-Sex Parents Spend More Time with Kids, Study Says

May 6, 2015

A new study has found that children with same-sex parents receive significantly more “child-focused parent time” each day than those with different-sex parents.

Most Lesbian Moms Satisfied with Type of Sperm Donor

October 30, 2014

The majority of lesbian moms who conceived through donor insemination are satisfied with their choice of a known, unknown, or open-identity (child may contact when 18) donor, according to new research based on the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), the longest-running and largest study of U.S. lesbian families.

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.

Parenting Changes Gay Dads’ Brain Activity: Does It Matter?

May 28, 2014

A new study shows that having a child triggers changes in a mother’s brain — and that becoming a parent via surrogacy can trigger changes in a gay man’s brain, too. Interestingly, the gay men’s pattern of brain activity “resembles that of both new mothers and new fathers,” reports Reuters. The article speculates that the research “could feed into the debate over whether gay men should be allowed to adopt children.” As fascinating as the findings may be, I rather hope they’re not used in the adoption argument.