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“Gay Parenting”
The concept that lesbians and gays may be parents is frequently perceived in today’s society as impossible or immoral. ... The American Psychological Association, in a recent report reviewing the research, observed that "not a single study has found children of gay or lesbian parents to be disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents," and concluded that "home environments provided by gay and lesbian parents are as likely as those provided by heterosexual parents to support and enable childrens
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psychosocial growth" (Jenny). ...
One stereotype about gays and lesbians involves the fear that emotional damage will affect the child due to coping with the issue of having lesbian or gay parents. This is false because the general psychological well being of children in gay and lesbian households matches that of children of heterosexual parent households (Spock). ...
The accusations that the majority of gay men are child molesters have been rejected in that the overwhelming majority of child sexual abusers are heterosexual men, who abuse both boys and girls. ... In one study of 269 cases of child sexual abuse, only two offenders were gay or lesbian. ... The fear that children of lesbian and gay parents will become lesbian or gay is irrational in that studies show that the sexual orientation of the parents has no affect whatsoever on the sexual orientation of youths. Adult sons of gay fathers were studied, and it was found that more than 90 percent of the sons were heterosexual (Levinson).
Approximate Word count = 1203
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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