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a.. Psychol Rep. 2002 Aug;91(1):331-2.

Children of homosexual parents report childhood difficulties.

Cameron P, Cameron K.

Family Research Institute, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2640, USA.

Referenced as both supporting and weakening the case for parenting by
homosexuals, 57 life-story narratives of children with homosexual parents
published by Rafkin in 1990 and Saffron in 1996 were subjected to content
analysis. Children mentioned one or more problems or concerns in 48 (92%) of
52 families. Of the 213 scored problems, 201 (94%) were attributed to the
homosexual parent(s). Older daughters in at least 8 (27%) of 30 families and
older sons in at least 2 (20%) of 10 families described themselves as
homosexual or bisexual. These findings are inconsistent with propositions
that children of homosexuals do not differ appreciably from those who live
with married parents or that children of homosexuals are not more apt to
engage in homosexuality.