Children of same-sex parents have stronger family ties, study finds

Children of same-sex parents have stronger family ties, study finds
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A major study of Australian children has found that those raised by same-sex parents are generally healthier and report having stronger family ties compared to children with opposite-sex parents.

University of Melbourne researchers surveyed 315 same-sex parents and 500 children in what they said was the largest study of its kind. The results: Children from same-sex households "had higher scores on measures of general behavior, general health and family cohesion compared to population normative data."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.