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| Subject: Study supposedly finds same-sex parenting is not harmful for children Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:59 pm | |
| Children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well in their education, emotional and social development as those raised by heterosexual parents, new research shows.
The report on same sex-parented families in Australia, commissioned by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), found "there is now strong evidence that same-sex-parented families constitute supportive environments in which to raise children''.
The findings are at odds with Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi's recent comments that the "gold standard" for children's development is having a biological mother and father who are married.
Report author Deb Dempsey, who reviewed all the research on same sex-parented families, said there was a wealth of evidence that showed the children were doing fine. Advertisement
''It's not the family structure that matters so much as the kind of care; that children know they are loved, and are taken care of," she said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/study-finds-samesex-parenting-is-not-harmful-for-children-20140201-31tuy.html#ixzz2sDES37d8 |
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