Conservatives are abuzz over a new study by University of Texas at Austin associate sociology professor Mark Regnerus that purports to claim children of straight married parents do better on a number of social, emotional and relationship outcomes than the children of same-sex parents. Homophobic groups like the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Family Research Council and Texas Eagle Forum are trumpeting the study as proof of the dangers of gay parenting.
In reality, the study is fatally flawed in its methodology and cannot make any accurate conclusions about same-sex parenting.
Equality Texas Deputy Executive Director, Chuck Smith, debunks the study as junk science in an interview with the study's author and FoxAustin's Mike Warren.
Read additional reports on the Regnerus study:
Five Things News Outlets Should Know About the Newest Same-Sex Parenting Study
It's Time for Mark Regnerus to Get Collectively Dumped
Gay Parents Study Suggesting Downside For Kids Draws Fire from Social Scientists
First Look at Mark Regnerus Study on Children of Parents in Same-Sex Relationships
The bottom line is the study is not about same-sex parenting. The study did not compare married gay parents to married straight parents. The study does demonstrate the need for stability in a home environment in order to provide the best possible outcomes for children. The children in this study (now 18 to 39 years old) were not afforded that stability because same-sex couples were not allowed to marry in the past.
We can agree with the study's findings that stability and a loving environment are critically important in the upbringing of children. That is all the more reason to support marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Posted by Chuck Smith
Deputy Executive Director
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The decision to depict Regnerus in this way is evidence that homosexuals suffer from developmental arrest (circa fifth grade).
Thanks a lot.
Posted by: brian trinque | June 13, 2012 at 07:38 PM