I have to agree with the dissenter mentioned in the article. You would have to compare straight parents who adopted or concieved through assisted reproduction with gay parents who did the same. And what exactly is meant by the lesbians’ kids being more “aspirational”. If they mean that lesbians’ kids were actively pursuing, or have achieved higher educational/professional goals, I sure wish they would say that, because “more aspirational” is awfully little to base a conclusion on.
Also, very strange to me that two-dad families were not mentioned. Were they not studied/not large enough sample or did the results not fit agenda?

Just another attempt by liberals to marginalize the importance of fathers, I guess…

If you read the whole article (second link) it basically says the children fare about the same as children of heterosexual parents.

The part about them being “aspirational” or girls raised by lesbians being more apt to aspire to be professionals is not discussed in the context of being “better.” That part of the article talks about how children of same-sex parents are more likely to feel free of conventional gender roles – that is simply presented as fact, and is not characterized as “better” or “worse.”

And the article seems in no way to me to “marginalize the importance of fathers” – rather to point out the importance of loving, caring parents, regardless of their gender.

I also wonder how much the balance in household responsibilities plays a factor – two more involved parents, perhaps?

I cant imagine how being teased at school cause you have two moms is better for a kid. Living in a fantasy does not make wishes come true. Most people in this country are not cool with this and the kids suffer a lot. These people become parents for selfish reasons. I would rather live single than subject my sons to the horror of alienation and isolation during the teen years.

Ali, I would rather you had lived single than for you to subject your sons to your effed up views.

Not at all surprising, as here in the Bay Area it seems that every graduation/8th grade promotion I attend (I’m a school district administrator) has a child of lesbian parents as the valedictorian. The teachers in my district have also commented over the years at how involved the two-mom families are in the classroom. I don’t see this as a put-down of straight parents (and I am a straight parent), but as a recipe for producing good kids – start with a strong desire by both parents to have kids, add lots and lots of personal care and attention, and become actively involved in all aspect of the child’s life. I think what the study is really saying is that sexual orientation is not a factor in raising successful kids. I just read the study, and the heterosexual parents that were compared to the lesbian group were actually better off economically, so that argument is a wash.
Also, I am noticing that in our district, the kids with two dads are mostly in the younger grades. I would bet the reason why two dad families have not been studied as much is because as a group they started parenting later. From what I can see, however, they seem just as involved and nurturing as the lesbian families.