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Children Raised by Same-Sex Couples Healthier and Happier, Research Suggests

posted on July 7, 2014

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports on new research from the University of Melbourne that finds that children of same-sex parents are healthier and happier than children of opposite-sex parents. The study, which surveyed 315 same-sex parents and 500 children, found that “children raised by same-sex partners scored 6 per cent higher than the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion.”

Read at Australian Broadcasting Corporation