Homosexual Families

I. Introduction….…………………………………………………………2

II. Societal Issues and Beliefs Facing Gay and Lesbian Parents………….4

III. Research on the Family Environment in Gay and Lesbian Homes……6

IV. Implications for Training………………………………………………9

V. Coping Strategies……………………………………………………...11

VI. General Critique of the Literature……………………………………..12

VII. Conclusions……………………………………………………………14

VIII. Works Cited……………………………………………………………15

As years pass, fewer families fit the traditional family mold of mother, father, two children and a dog. Diversions from this form are the result of divorce, chosen single motherhood and other factors. In recent years, another family form has emerged: gays and lesbians with children.

While this may seem to be an unlikely situation, researchers estimate that between one and five million women are lesbian mothers, and there are between one and three million gay fathers (Gottman, 1990). In total, it is estimated that there are between six and fourteen million children being raised by homosexual parents, and these numbers are increasing. Most of these children were the result of heterosexual relation

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Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)