1. I think we are agreed that this point is no longer relevant exclusively to LGBT adoptions.
2. Seems very unlikely. As you said there is no ecvidence that this would cause any harm. In any case I can't think of a single time I saw my own parents 'tongue kissing'.
3. Could you clarify this point for me. Are you saying one parent is not as good as two parents, either hetero or homosexual. Or are you saying it is better to have both a mother and a father than any other combination?
4. It is well accepted. See a recent review on lesbian parenting by Bos HM, van Balen F, and van den Boom DC (2005) titled 'Lesbian families and family functioning: an overview.'
2. Seems very unlikely. As you said there is no ecvidence that this would cause any harm. In any case I can't think of a single time I saw my own parents 'tongue kissing'.
This seems to be a common theme in the literature. There is no apparent difference between children raised in heterosexual vs. homosexual homes. I couldn't find any studies showing lesbians were the best parents, possibly I was mistaken about this.Findings from research suggest that children with lesbian or gay parents are comparable with children with heterosexual parents on key psychosocial developmental outcomes. In many ways, children of lesbian or gay parents have similar experiences of family life compared with children in heterosexual families.
3. Could you clarify this point for me. Are you saying one parent is not as good as two parents, either hetero or homosexual. Or are you saying it is better to have both a mother and a father than any other combination?
4. It is well accepted. See a recent review on lesbian parenting by Bos HM, van Balen F, and van den Boom DC (2005) titled 'Lesbian families and family functioning: an overview.'
I think this makes my point for me. No difference between the children of heterosexual or lesbian homes. Admittedly, there may be a slight difference due to stigma associated with being a child of lesbian parents. This advocates less rather than more discrimination, however.Abstract said:OBJECTIVES: In the last 30 years a growing body of studies on lesbian parents and the development of children has been published. METHODS: Four computerized databases were identified studies for inclusion in this review of research on lesbian families, namely PsychInfo, Educational Resources Information Centre (ERIC), Medline, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. RESULTS: Forty-four empirical studies on lesbian families published between 1978 and 2003 were reviewed. In the research on lesbian families two phases were identified. To begin with, systematic studies on lesbian families focused on lesbian families with children who were born in a previous heterosexual relationship. More recently, studies included lesbian families whose children were born to the lesbian couple (planned lesbian families). In both phases, articles reporting results on children's development (such as sexual identity, emotional/behavioral development, social relationships and cognitive functioning), and parental functioning (such as mental psychological health and parenting skills). This paper presents and discusses major finding of the reviewed articles. CONCLUSION: Studies in both phases have emphasized that lesbian and heterosexual families are very much alike. However, it is the stigma of lesbianism that makes the family situation of lesbian families different. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Healthcare workers should be informed about the similarities and differences between lesbian families and heterosexual families, and about the non-traditional family situation of planned lesbian families.
I doubt this. Could you post some evidence.WolfAU said:Another commonly accepted theory is that homosexuality often stems from some kind of psychological disturbance (I do not subscribe to the belief it is immutable and I think Greeks approach to pederasty is compelling evidence in favour of that), however you can say that about alot of things, ie alot of people say being gifted at art requires some level of disturbance.