Originally Posted by dc_dux

These organizations recognize that gay and lesbian parents are just as good as heterosexual parents, and that children thrive in gay- and lesbian-headed families.

American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP establish policy and be supportive of legislation which promotes a safe and nurturing environment, including psychological and legal security, for all children, including those of adoptive parents, regardless of the parents' sexual orientation. (2002) (2003)
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/p.../children.html

Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) affirms that lesbian, gay, and bisexual parents are as well suited to raise children as their heterosexual counterparts.
http://www.cwla.org/programs/culture/glbtqposition.htm

American Psychological Association
The results of existing research comparing gay and lesbian parents to heterosexual parents and children of gay or lesbian parents to children of heterosexual parents are quite uniform: common sterotypes are not supported by the data.
http://www.apa.org/pi/parent.html

Also: American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and National Association of Social Workers.

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