Does the gender of parents really matter?

The assumption that a child needs a mother and a father is common. Supporters of Proposition 8 are using it to oppose gay marriage and to prohibit the adoption of same sex. In 2006, the New York appeals court denied homosexual marriage, "The legislature believes that it is reasonable to believe that growing with her mother and father under other conditions can reasonably believe. According to intuition and experience , Children are men every day, and women's lives benefit from the lifestyles of children and women ("Judges of Robert Smith in Hernandez v. Robles, 2006). To what extent do these reasonable beliefs, intuition, and experience match the results of scientific research?

This is a question raised in the main article in the February issue of Marriage and Family Magazine. Dr. Biblarz and Dr. Stacey at the University of New York expanded their previous work on gender and family, and included studies available for parenting and parents, homosexual men's parents, and lesbian parents, related to child rearing I analyzed the research. Their review included 30 studies comparing male and female lesbian partners and heterosexual partners, 2 studies comparing partners of heterosexuality with homosexual men, and lesbian and gay couples It was. They also reviewed the study of 48 single males or female parents.

In their analysis, researchers noted that, apart from lactation, they did not find evidence of gender-based child rearing ability, and parental sex was less important to child's psychological regulation and social success. They found that the similarities between lesbians and homosexual parents are much larger than the differences. On average, two mothers tend to play with their children, they are less likely to use physical training and are unlikely to grow their children in a straightforward way. Research on homosexual male families is still limited

"Social science studies quoted on a regular basis do not actually mention whether children need mothers and fathers at home, but supporters often compare [heterosexual parents] family members Therefore, the Court of Appeals says that children are indeed benefiting from the resources of two parents in some respects, but their intuition mistakenly makes their parents different gender I believe that the California state court currently reviewing the eight pillars follows the footsteps of the Iowa State Supreme Court and rely on intuitive scientific rationality.

Biblarz, T. J. & Stacey, J. (2010). How important is the sex of parents? Marriage and Family Magazine. 72, 3-22

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Kristen: If you like, I wonder if this idea of ​​gender is truly important in parenting, and whether the child will be different, the super study will be in the January issue of marriage and family magazine It was published. Free benefits for men and women necessary for aggressive child development. Molly: That's right. So there are such ideas, there are some unique gifts that you can get from parents of only one particular sex. As you said, the boys need to learn how their fathers become good people, so that the daughter can come up with a woman who is in a safe relationship with other men. Temperament Mother is a caregiver. Father is a disciple

Out of the 594,000 homosexual couple in the United States, 115,000 have children. Some people say that children need a mother and a father to raise children, but many think that gender is not important in raising children. Over the years, the number of children living with LGBT's parents has increased dramatically. As homosexual adoption and parenting are becoming more widely accepted, this number will only increase as the trend continues. The information on these pages is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional legal advice. Although the contents of these pages are updated frequently and will do their best to get as accurate information as possible, such information changes rapidly, so certain information becomes stale, inaccurate, missing, It may contain typographical errors.