It is no surprise that many lesbians and gay men are or want to be parents.
What is interesting here – is that fully 1/3 of out young gay men and lesbians in Australia intend to have children, and most of them want to have them within same-sex marriages.
Read more of the extensive research project Not So Private Lives run by Sharon Dane and others here.
Here’s a beautiful story about why marriage is about more than the couple themselves – including security for any kids you’re raising. Meanwhile Jonathan Rauch who wrote a great book on why marriage matters, explains how millions of children around the world would directly benefit from marriage equality: the kids being raised by gay parents.
If you want more information or to read about just how common it is for children to be raised by gay parents – read this fasicinating collection of stories about Gay Dads.
