Thread: Same-sex couples won't benefit children

So, are there any scientific studies at all that show same-sex couples are not equal to straight couples?

I've been checking around, and nothing yet of note has been found.

Originally Posted by Wake

So, are there any scientific studies at all that show same-sex couples are not equal to straight couples?

I've been checking around, and nothing yet of note has been found.

Most of the scholarship tends to suggest that the children of gay parents tend to do just as well as the children of straight couples (and possibly that such children are slightly more likely to be open minded about sex than their "traditional family" peers). I posted a link a few pages back from the American Psychological Association that gives a nice overview of the history of scientific study of this issue.