Study Suggesting Lesbians Make Better Parents is Hogwash
Nanette Gartrell, MD
A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests children of lesbian “parents” are better psychologically developed than children with a mother and a father. However, the study is bursting with pro-homosexual bias.
First, the lead researcher is a lesbian herself. Might she have something to prove or justify? Also, the study relies heavily on the self-reporting of lesbian “parents” as to the psychological development of their children. Obviously, lesbian “parents” have a vested interest in justifying their ability to raise children. Might this skew their reporting?
Second, the methodology of the study is not uniform, casting its pro-homosexual conclusions under suspicion. For example, the study rates the child’s “rule-breaking” tendencies. It found that children of lesbian “parents” break fewer rules than children of heterosexual parents. Herein lies the methodological problem: Lesbian “parents” may indeed impose fewer rules (and subsequently fewer rules to break) on their children than their heterosexual counterparts.
Lastly, the whole study is an exercise in absurdity for the simple reason that scientific studies cannot be accurately and convincingly performed without a removal of variables. Every good scientist knows that variables or differences in a study can affect its results. The crippling variable in this study is that the researchers were comparing entirely different children raised in entirely different environments who, as a result, have entirely different ideas about their own happiness and psychological development. To remove variables, the researchers would have to study the SAME child as he is raised in a homosexual AND a heterosexual home. This is impossible, because children can only be raised once.
The pro-homosexual conclusions of the study are not only false, they are patently unscientific.
RELATED INFORMATION:
See a summary of the study in Pediatrics here: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/…
Download the full study here: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/…
Read a story about the study from MSNBC here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/…