Do gays make good parents?
Date Submitted: 01/06/2003 11:30:16
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 11 pages (2941 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 11 pages (2941 words)
The last decade has seen a sharp rise in the number of lesbians and gay men forming their own families through adoption, foster care, artificial insemination and other means. Researchers estimate that the total number of children nationwide living with at least one gay parent ranges from six to 14 million.
More and more lesbian women and gay men are choosing to parent. They are adopting children, becoming foster parents, having biological children through donor insemination,
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