Myth: Children raised by gay or lesbian parents turn gay
Myth: Children raised by gay or lesbian parents are more likely to grow up gay themselves.
Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that lesbian women or gay men are unfit to be parents or that psychosocial development among children of lesbian women or gay men is compromised relative to that among offspring of heterosexual parents. Not a single study has found children of lesbian or gay parents to be disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents. Indeed, the evidence to date suggests that home environments provided by lesbian and gay parents are as likely as those provided by heterosexual parents to support and enable children's psychosocial growth. - Charlotte J. Patterson, PhD American Psychological Association
According to current developmental psychology, medical studies and reports over the past 10 or more years, the research indicates that the chances of a child who is raised in a gay or lesbian household will be gay is 10% or less. Besides, if the myth were true, then how do we get so many gay people from straight families? Are straight families actually turning people gay! Of course that raises alarms.
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