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Think legalizing gay marriage will help kids with LGBT parents? Think again.

Think legalizing gay marriage will help kids with LGBT parents? Think again.

by Katy Faust | Aug 27, 2017 | Foundations, The Latest | 13 comments

Australian homosexual couples enjoy the same legal rights as heterosexual couples but there is still a (very ugly) battle raging over the last conceptual distinction between gay and straight unions: the term “marriage.”  The Land Down Under is set for a...
The Birth Certificate Battle- from “Right to Marry” to “Right to Parenthood”

The Birth Certificate Battle- from “Right to Marry” to “Right to Parenthood”

by Katy Faust | May 26, 2017 | Justice | 1 comment

This week, eight same-sex couples challenged Indiana’s policy that only the biological mother and father can be listed on a child’s birth certificate. They want their married partner listed as a parent on their child’s foremost legal document.  Their...
Same-Sex Parenting: Key Research Findings & What Studies Reveal

Same-Sex Parenting: Key Research Findings & What Studies Reveal

by Katy Faust | May 22, 2017 | Foundations, Studies | 37 comments

It’s difficult to unearth the truth with all the noise and fanfare surrounding the studies that purport to show “no difference” between children raised in the home of same-sex parents and those raised in the home of their married mother and father. It’s...
When a child cries for “Mommy,” neither Daddy will do.

When a child cries for “Mommy,” neither Daddy will do.

by Katy Faust | Mar 30, 2017 | The Latest | 9 comments

This is one of the saddest blogs I’ve read in a while. A gay dad is trying to understand why his daughter would cry for a mother, even though she’s never known one. The answer is obvious- she is made for, and craves, maternal love. “Mama” is...
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