THE LESBIAN,

GAY, BISEXUAL,
AND
TRANSGENDER
BY: JEFFREY MANGALINDAN
 FOUR DOMINANT WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS IN
SAME SEX PARTNER HOUSEHOLDS COME TO
PARENT CHILDREN:
 TROUGH A PRIOR RELATIONSHIP WITH A DIFFERENT SEX PARTNER
THAT RESULTED IN THE BIRTH OF A CHILD/CHILDREN
TROUGH ADOPTION
TROUGH THE USE OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
BY BECOMING A PARTNER TO SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE ONE
OR MORE OF THESE THINGS
• THE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN RAISED BY
SAME SEX PARENTS VERSUS THOSE OF
CHILDREN RAISED BY DIFFERENT SEX PARENTS
HAVE GARNERED SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL AND
MEDIA ATTENTION. JUST LIKE DEFINING THE
FAMILY , STUDYING THE IMPACT OF SAME SEX
PARENTING ON CHILDREN IS ALSO
CONTROVERSIAL AND MORALLY LOADED.