Real Reasons That Gay Parents Are Amazing

Scientific evidence shows that children of gay parents are being raised very well. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics announced its approval of same sex marriage and said: “Children thrive in families that are stable and that provide permanent security, and the way we do that is through marriage.”

Benjamin Siegel, who co-authored the policy statement, said in a statement.  “The AAP believes there should be equal opportunity for every couple to access the economic stability and federal supports provided to married couples to raise children.”  Here are some reasons that gay parents are doing an excellent job:

They intentionally have kids.

The frequent unplanned pregnancies are not in the mix with same-sex couples.  It’s not to say that anyone who doesn’t have a child in a planned way is doing a bad job.  But, when gay couples plan to have children they tend to be more attentive, passionate and motivated about raising their children.

They care for the neediest children.

Some of the neediest children up for adoption are saved by gay parents who look for them.  It has been found that 60 percent of lesbian and gay parents who adopt do so across races.  This makes it possible for minority children to get out of the system when it’s often so difficult for them to be wanted by those looking to adopt.  Gay parents also go for older children.  When kids are older than 3, it is much more difficult for them to be adopted.  A majority of those adopted are special needs children.

They encourage tolerance.

Many who were raised by lesbian and gay parents say that they learned empathy and open-mindedness from their parents.  They were not taught to stereotype genders and felt that they were more accepting and tolerant of others because of their upbringing.

Their kids do well academically.

A review of research on same-sex parents and their kids from 2010 reported that GPAs were up to par with kids of heterosexual couples.  One study showed that boys of lesbian parents had a higher average GPA (2.9) compared to heterosexual parents (2.65).  Teen girls of lesbian moms scored (2.8) compared to those with heterosexual parents with an average (2.9) GPA.

They raise confident kids.

Being raised in an environment with gay or lesbian parents can bring about confidence in kids.  A study involving lesbian mothers with or without partners who intentionally had kids, not bringing them in to the family from a previous heterosexual relationship, showed that they raised more confident kids than heterosexual parents.  This is most likely because of more involvement in their children’s lives.