Approximately 5 million children are being raised by an LGBTQ parent in the U.S., and more than 2.5 million LGBTQ adults are parenting children under the age of 18, according to a new report on LGBTQ parenting from UCLA’s Williams Institute. Let’s take a closer look at the findings on demographics, paths to parenthood, and more.
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.
A new study on the health of children with two moms is the first to use a nationally representative survey to compare only children whose parents have been in a continuous relationship. It concludes they’re doing just fine, thank you.
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.
Dutch pre-teen children raised by two moms scored higher on “core principles of democratic citizenship” than their peers with different-sex parents, according to a new study. But is the takeaway that children with two moms are better citizens? I don’t think so.
Yet another study has confirmed what many of us already know: having same-sex parents doesn’t predict how well-adjusted a child will be. This new study is notable, however, for looking at adopted children who were placed in their adoptive homes at a very young age.
Young adults with lesbian moms and male donors are generally happy with their relationships with the donors, a new study has found. Most do not view their donors as dads, but some still have a growing interest in seeing them more often than when they were younger.
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.
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.
The latest results from the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS), the longest-running and largest study of American lesbian families, show that almost all of the teens in the NLLFS are academically successful and say they are happy with their lives. That’s great news—but brings with it one matter for concern.
