Canadian Study Shows That Same-Sex Couples As Good, If Not Better, Than Straight Parents

From the report on Canada.com:

Parenting by same-sex families is just as good -- if not slightly advantageous -- for children when compared to heterosexual families, a Justice Department study has concluded.

The report says the strongest conclusion that can be drawn from empirical literature is that the vast majority of studies show that children living with two mothers and children living with a mother and father have the same levels and qualities of social competence.

"A few studies suggest that children with two lesbian mothers may have marginally better social competence than children in traditional nuclear' families, even fewer studies show the opposite, and most studies fail to find any differences," says the 74-page study.

The article adds speculation that the study, completed in 2003, was witheld from the public because the results did not suit the conservative Canadian government leadership. Sounds like something that would happen in the Bush administration, doesn't it?

The site Good As You had an entertaining and dead-on take on this:

And why are these kids sometimes more well-adjusted socially, you ask? Well, isn't it obvious? While kids of heterosexual parents are forced to dedicate two days a year to celebrating their parents, kids o' gays are able to consolidate their parental celebrations into one Mothers/Fathers Day blowout. That extra day to focus on social competency gives them just a little bit of an edge over their reared-by-'rosexual peers. Obviously.

Or, it could just be that gays aren't the child destroying, society corrupting, evil demon spawn that so many have accused them of being, but are instead good people who are just as capable of proficient kid rearing as anyone else. We're open to both options; although we must admit we think the Mother/Fathers Day thing might really be something! Hell, just think of the vital social betterment time that you save on greeting cards alone...

The next time you hear opponents of same-sex adoption say their opposition is out of concern for the welfare of the children, you may want to ask them to either consider the facts or admit what their REAL reason is.