Council on Contemporary Families Addresses Myths and Realities About Same-Sex Families.

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Byline: Council on Contemporary Families

CHICAGO, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Fourth of July is a time when families have barbecues and watch fireworks with their children while politicians make speeches about the rights and duties of citizenship. Missing in the media coverage of these activities is any reference to the estimated quarter of a million children being raised by same-sex couples and the civic and legal rights of their parents.

Media images of lesbians and gay men create the impression that most of them are white urban dwellers who have high incomes and whose main preoccupations are shopping for expensive clothes, preparing gourmet food, or eating at upscale restaurants. As a result, a variety of stereotypes and misconceptions exist about lesbian and gay families with children. The Council on Contemporary Families recently drew up a quiz to test your knowledge of this population. The research material was prepared by Gary Gates, Ph.D, a Senior Research Fellow at The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.

I. What percentage of same-sex couples are raising children in the United States?

a. 3 percent

b. 11 percent

c....

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