USU78 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Federal Judges have stricken marriage statutes and constitutional provisions prohibiting marriages between anybody other than one man to one woman, and have likewise stricken statutes prohibiting adoptions other than by opposite sex married couples, citing liberty interests, discriminatory intent, and, worst of all!, religious-based justifications of the proponents of such enactments. We have now, in fairly close succession, seen two studies that appear to say, "Hold on there, Hoss!" 1. A 140% increase in emotional problems among children raised by same sex couples: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2500537 2. A 35% less likelihood to graduate high school among children raised by same sex couples: Review of Economics of the Household (Allen, 2013). Will we see more? I suspect yes. Will the welfare of children matter to advocates of claimed liberty interests? Prolly not. 2
Kenngo1969 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) To be fair, there are any number of things, in addition to conceiving/bearing children with an opposite-sex spouse before abandoning that spouse in favor of his or her subsequent gay or lesbian counterpart, that adults do which have the potential to mess up the lives of children. While U.S. family law purports to have, as its central tenet, "the best interests of the child," too often, the reality is that "the best interests of the child" only take precedence insofar as they do not conflict with some supposed "right" of an adult. https://greatgourdini.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/family-values/ Edited February 16, 2015 by Kenngo1969 2
Calm Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) If I read that right, it appears they included as variables both joint biological parents and nonjoint (meaning one parent is biological), implying divorce. I think it is essential to have comparison with a second (or more) marriage family since many same sex couples have children due to a previous opposite sex relationship, often marriage. In that case comparing same sex families to joint biological families may end up confusing problems in children resulting from divorce with potential problems in regards to same sex parents.Iow, long term marital history should always be a factor in studies of families and variations among same sex couples should be compared to the closest variation among opposite sex (marital history, education, social and financial levels at least) to ensure that any variation, positive or negative, is most likely a result of the same sex/opposite sex variable.If the study has not effectively families matched in important characteristics, then the results are less likely to be relevant, IMO. Edited February 16, 2015 by calmoriah 2
carbon dioxide Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Federal Judges have stricken marriage statutes and constitutional provisions prohibiting marriages between anybody other than one man to one woman, and have likewise stricken statutes prohibiting adoptions other than by opposite sex married couples, citing liberty interests, discriminatory intent, and, worst of all!, religious-based justifications of the proponents of such enactments. We have now, in fairly close succession, seen two studies that appear to say, "Hold on there, Hoss!" 1. A 140% increase in emotional problems among children raised by same sex couples: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2500537 2. A 35% less likelihood to graduate high school among children raised by same sex couples: Review of Economics of the Household (Allen, 2013). Will we see more? I suspect yes. Will the welfare of children matter to advocates of claimed liberty interests? Prolly not.Statistics can be used in by both sides to argue their point. I do believe that children in same sex relationships are going to have a harder time than those that do not. The reality is kids can be cruel and in many places, kids who are middle school and high school will be ridiculed by other kids for having gay parents. It is hard enough in those years for kids in regular families but the same sex thing just adds another layer or difficulty.
USU78 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 Statistics can be used in by both sides to argue their point. I do believe that children in same sex relationships are going to have a harder time than those that do not. The reality is kids can be cruel and in many places, kids who are middle school and high school will be ridiculed by other kids for having gay parents. It is hard enough in those years for kids in regular families but the same sex thing just adds another layer or difficulty. Blaming kids' cruelty is certainly a useful deflection from the supposedly responsible adults whose terrible choices trump all other considerations. 1
thesometimesaint Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 In some ways the divorce of parents is harder on children than the death of a parent. I know of no good long term studies that indicate children of SS parents are statistically worse off than divorced parents or even straight ones. SEE http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/gay-parents-as-good-as-straight-ones/
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