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Gay and Lesbian Parents: No Longer a Paradox.

Adultspan Journal,  March, 2000  by Dew, Brian J.; Myers, Jane E.

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The authors discuss parenting as a normative developmental issue for gay and lesbian individuals. Issues and choices that affect decisions concerning parenting, implications for counselors, and suggestions for research are discussed.

During the past decade, alternative family forms have increasingly challenged the conceptual myth of the traditional nuclear family (Flaks, Ficher, Masterpasqua, & Joseph, 1995; Harrison, Wilson, Pine, Chan, & Buriel, 1990; Ivey, 1991). Researchers have historically assumed that the most favorable home environment for rearing children is ...

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