Monday, Cheryl Wetzstein reported on the front page of The
Washington Times on two studies that question previously held positions that
children raised by same-sex couples do as well as those raised by married
(opposite sex) parents, link here.
One study came University of Texas sociology professor Mark
Regnerus. The other study also came from “Social Science Research” and
criticizes the parameters of an accept American Psychological Association
report (I found an older link from 2004 here).
The studies maintain that the APA focused on higher income,
usually female-couple families, which may be more stable for other demographic
reasons (as in “The Kids Are All Right”).
How many same-sex couples with children have lower incomes?
A basic policy question remains. In a society with many institutionalized and
foster children, should adoption by same-sex couples be encouraged? Otherwise, many children might go without
families at all. Another question: should
birth surrogacy be encouraged from those who can afford it (Clay Aiken).
In another area, Log Cabin Republicans are reporting that “Americans
are not “doing fine” without ENDA”, here.
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