aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Same sex couples make good parents

We can expect gay parenting to be an issue here in Georgia come January. So it’s important to note the findings of recent studies:

“The vast consensus of all the studies shows that children of same-sex parents do as well as children whose parents are heterosexual in every way,” [Ellen C. Perrin, MD, professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston] tells WebMD. “In some ways children of same-sex parents actually may have advantages over other family structures.”

Via Terrance at Republic of T. A Georgia native, he’s one proud gay father. Still:

At one point, one of the relatives remarked that she could tell from watching Parker that we’re good parents. Of course, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be. Yet I can’t help feeling somewhat validated by a study like this. Almost as if it’s needed in order to prove what we already know, but that the rest of the world doesn’t get.

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When I was growing up, I was taught that as an African American male there would probably be times when I’d have to be better, faster, and smarter than the next person just to break even and be considered “good enough,” not necessarily to get ahead. I think in some ways the same might apply to being a gay parent.

Probably so. Keep up the good work Terrance.