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Gay Parents Better Than Straight?


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A new book claims that gay parents are not only just as capable of raising children as straight parents, they may be better.

Abbie E. Goldberg (pictured), a professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., is the author of Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children, released last month. In the book Goldberg writes that many aspects of parenthood are the same for homosexual and heterosexual couples, but there are some things that same-sex couples handle differently and "in some cases better than their heterosexual counterparts."

For example, gay couples are better at reaching out to extended family members to help out with child-rearing, Goldberg says. The book also says same-sex parents are more open to flexibility in gender roles and not discouraging boys to pursue careers in say, nursing.

In addition, Goldberg writes that children of same-sex couples are no more likely than others to identify as gay themselves.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Gay parent
    Date posted: 10/29/2009 9:49:28 AM
    Hometown: Ottawa

    Comment:

    I agree!

  • Name: ArtNOLA
    Date posted: 10/29/2009 7:36:11 AM
    Hometown: New Orleans

    Comment:

    This makes total sense to me because we would have to work so much harder to have a child than heterosexual couples do. It's not like gay couples have to worry about accidental or unwanted pregnancies.

  • Name: Saskplanner
    Date posted: 10/29/2009 12:40:34 AM
    Hometown: Palm Springs

    Comment:

    This supports a study done by the Liberal government in Canada a few years ago and when it actually showed that gay parents (particularly lesbian couples) would generally be better parents than straight parents, the Conservative government that eventually were elected suppressed it.



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