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Did you know that kids with same sex parents tend to have a wider variety of choices for clothes, toys, and gender. My topic is LGBT parents. On June 26th of the year 2015 the Supreme Court finally legalized same sex marriage in all 50 states. Then LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) parents could adopt children, and raise them as their own. This topic is very controversial, and tends to have a variety of people's opinions. As I read; I began to understand that LGBT parents' are just as good as heterosexual parents.

During my research I found that gay parents tend to let their children have an open variety of the world. According to Opposing View, “ They're much more likely to be tolerant, to encourage, for example, their children …show more content…

"Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents Are Not More Likely to Have Problems." Gay Parenting, edited by Beth Rosenthal, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010844207/OVIC?u=lom_accessmich&xid=8e6207d4. Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. Originally published as "A Conversation with Psychologist Abbie Goldberg: What Studies Show About Gay/Lesbian Parenting," Daily Hampshire Gazette, 22 July 2009.

Wilson, Suzanne. "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents Are Not More Likely to Have Problems." Gay Parenting, edited by Beth Rosenthal, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010844207/OVIC?u=lom_accessmich&xid=8e6207d4. Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. Originally published as "A Conversation with Psychologist Abbie Goldberg: What Studies Show About Gay/Lesbian Parenting," Daily Hampshire Gazette, 22 July 2009.

Friedrichs, Ellen. "A Family Does Not Have to Include a Mother and a Father." Gay Parenting, edited by Beth Rosenthal, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010844209/OVIC?u=lom_accessmich&xid=a082341e. Accessed 7 Mar. 2017. Originally published as "Hey Conservatives—Gays Are Better Parents than You," AlterNet.org, 16 July

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