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To all who hold the conviction that gay parents have a negative effect on raising adopted children:
"The new study by two University of Southern California sociologists says children with lesbian
or gay parents show more empathy for social diversity.
The study's co-author, Judith Stacey, is a professor of contemporary gender studies.
In addition to pointing out the gender differences in the two groups of children,
she states that there are in fact some advantages to an all-female parental team without
Dad living in the home: a female couple tends to be more involved in the children's lives
and is in greater harmony in terms of parenting approaches.
Among the findings cited by the authors:
1. Compared to the daughters of heterosexual mothers, the daughters of lesbians more
frequently dress, play and behave in ways that do not conform to sex-typed cultural norms.
They show greater interest in activities with both masculine and feminine qualities. They have higher aspirations to occupations that are not traditionally female.
2. In terms of aggression and play, sons of lesbians behave in less traditionally masculine ways.
They are likely to be more nurturing and affectionate than their counterparts in heterosexual families."
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