In a longitudinal study of children reared by lesbian couples and single heterosexual mothers (Tasker and Golombok),it was determined that:

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The study found that problems did arise for those children who were stigmatized by their peers and those who felt that their mothers were too open about their lesbian identity in front of their friends. There were no significant differences between the two groups in their acceptance of their family identity during adolescence, and there was no evidence that the children reared by lesbian parents had been traumatized as adolescents.

In a Longitudinal Study of Children Reared by Lesbian Couples