The new 'evidence' that kids with gay parents fare worse: Fraudulent?

A report claiming that children of gay parents suffer more than children of heterosexual couples is roundly derided as deeply flawed

A boy and his father at a gay pride parade in 2001: A new study that attempts to make a case against gay adoption is drawing criticism for its problematic methodology.
(Image credit: Aristide Economopoulos/Star Ledger/Corbis)

With the number of Americans in support of gay marriage and gay adoption on the rise, a new study claiming that adult children of same-sex parents fare worse socially, psychologically, and physically was sure to spark controversy. And indeed, critics are attacking the study as deeply flawed, arguing that it fails to persuasively counteract the decades of research proving that children of gay and lesbian parents are not disadvantaged in any way. Here, a guide to the new study's findings, and the attacks on its credibility:

What did this study say?

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