According to Many Well-Designed Studies That Have Looked at the Psychological

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to many well-designed studies that have looked at the psychological consequences of growing up with lesbian or gay parents

• A) the quality of the parent-child relationships at home is more contentious than in straight families.
• B) children and adolescents with lesbian or gay parents are not psychologically different from those with straight parents.
• C) children and adolescents with lesbian or gay parents differ substantially from those with straight parents in the domains of gender identity and sexual orientation.
• D) children and adolescents with lesbian or gay parents suffer from more emotional turmoil than children and adolescents with straight parents.

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