Children raised in households with same-sex parents:
A) benefit from having two parents who are involved in a loving, stable relationship
B) are more likely than others to identify as gay or lesbian
C) have different levels of development in cognitive, emotional, social, and sexual functioning as children reared in households with hetero sexual couples
D) are less well-adjusted than children reared by heterosexual parents

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Studies have shown that the most important factor in a child's well-being is having loving, stable parents, regardless of their sexual orientation. Children raised by same-sex parents benefit from having two parents who are involved in a loving, stable relationship. Studies have also found that children raised by same-sex parents have similar levels of cognitive, emotional, social, and sexual development as children raised by heterosexual parents. Research does not support the idea that they are more likely to identify as gay or lesbian or that they are less well-adjusted than children reared by heterosexual parents.

Children Raised in Households with Same-Sex Parents