One of the Major Arguments That Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage

question 52

Multiple Choice

One of the major arguments that opponents of same-sex marriage have tried to advance is that childbearing and child rearing are crucial to the preservation of the family. What does the data on same-sex households reveal quite clearly in the matter of children in same-sex households?

• A) Any children in a same-sex household are adopted.
• B) Almost no same-sex couples have children.
• C) About 20 percent of same-sex couples have children.
• D) Same-sex households with children are much less stable than opposite-sex couples.

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