Gay Fathers' Effects on Children: A Review
@article{Cameron2009GayFE,
title={Gay Fathers' Effects on Children: A Review},
author={Paul Cameron},
journal={Psychological Reports},
year={2009},
volume={104},
pages={649 - 659}
}Extrapolating results from studies of lesbians' children to gays' children and assertions of “no risk to children as a result of growing up in a family with 1 or more gay parents” are questioned. A review of 9 studies gave evidence that gays' children were (a) more apt to adopt homosexual interests and activities, (b) more apt to report sexual confusion, (c) more apt to be socially disturbed, (d) more apt to abuse substances, (e) less apt to get married, (f) more apt to have difficulty in…
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