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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 02:08 AM
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Groundbreaking study on LGBT Parents Released by APA

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=22952


NEWS UPDATE SEPT. 23, 2009
 

FROM AN APA PRESS RELEASE
Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle is the first book-length review and analysis of research on parenting by gay and lesbians and suggests that the outcomes well-being of their children are no different than those raised by heterosexual parents

WHAT: Last week the American Psychological Association published Dr. Abbie E. Goldberg's Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle, a comprehensive summary and analysis of the research on gay and lesbian parents and their families to date. Goldberg's new book is the first full-length analysis of the research on gay parenting, summarizing research data on the subject from the 1970's to the present day. The research is consistent in suggesting that the outcomes and well-being of children raised by gay and lesbian parents are no different than those of children raised by heterosexual parents.

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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 12:07 PM
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1. Kick :)
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 12:19 PM
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2. k&r
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 12:27 PM
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3. Thank the Lord Jesus teh gays can't marry and destroy the world.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 12:37 PM
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4. OK, there is that, but what about the whole "path to socialism "thing?
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JohnnyLib2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 01:31 PM
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5. Good. Needs to be promoted.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 01:35 PM
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6. K & R nt
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 12:49 AM
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7. Enemies never know a crappy gay parent.
Their case is entirely based on theory and projection. Their optimum is a gold standard that they themselves don't qualify as.

I actually know a bad gay parent. It's a man whose parenting style is almost what you would expect a gay man to be accused of, except the whack jobs who would accuse him of molesting or recruiting. Nope, he's just a bad dad. He lets his kids run loose, and he has guests in the house with his children home, things divorce decrees often prohibit.

The neat thing about knowing a bad gay dad, is that it's a sign that we really are just like everyone else. My best friend when I was a kid had two bad parents, one male and one female. The female was a drunk and the male let it go on. They loved their kids, but they were not great parents. They also weren't the worst parents in the world. His mom was a drunk, but she was a fantastic cook and hilarious to be around. Beats the hell out of the sober but cold authoritarian another friend had for a dad. I was always grateful for my parents, even if I might have wished they were a tad more successful.

If all gay parents were perfect, it really would be a sign that something was up. But none of this matters to people who already have their minds made up.
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