Topics :: gay parenting

Texas Prof Still Supports His Flawed Gay Parenting Study

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Nov 2, 2012
A Texas professor who published a controversial study about gay parenting admitted his research is flawed but still stands by his findings that children from same-sex couples are worse off than children from straight parents.

Men Having Babies is ’The New Normal’

By Winnie McCroy | Saturday Sep 22, 2012
With the launch of TV shows like NBC’s ’The New Normal,’ more and more gay men are realizing that their dreams of having a child can come true with the help of a surrogate.

Out Actor Rupert Everett Slams Gay Parenting

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Sep 18, 2012
British actor Rupert Everett has criticized the gay community in the past but in a recent interview the celebrity harshly slammed same-sex parenting.

Texas College: Anti-Gay Parenting Study Checks Out

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Sep 3, 2012
The University of Texas found that a faculty member did not commit scientific misconduct when putting together a controversial parenting study that claimed children of gay parents were more prone to dysfunction as adults.

Professor’s School Studying Whether Anti Gay-Parenting Study Violated Standards

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jul 13, 2012
A panel from the University of Texas will investigate the ethics that went into a professor’s anti-gay study that many claimed to be "flawed, misleading, and scientifically unsound."

Lisa Bloom Isn’t Impressed by Your ’Swagger’

By Chris Sosa | Saturday Jun 2, 2012
Lisa Bloom, the fiery civil rights attorney, television legal contributor, and best-selling author, talks to EDGE about her new book, thug culture, the importance of reading, and animal welfare.

Two Moms Are Better Than One, Says Government Adviser

By Jason St. Amand | Saturday Dec 24, 2011
A government adviser suggest that children raised by lesbian couples are more likely to be successful in life.

Homo for the Holidays: How Queer Families Celebrate

By Bryen Dunn | Monday Nov 21, 2011
Just as we are defining ’family,’ so go our celebrating holidays. EDGE looked at the changing face of queer families as they come together this season, and how ’nontraditional’ families are now far more common than ’traditional’ ones.

Canadian Zoo Wants to Break Up Gay Penguins

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Nov 10, 2011
It looks like it’s as just hard to find love for gay penguins as it is for humans. Buddy and Pedro, have been spending a significant amount of time together but will be separated and placed with female penguins in hopes that they will breed.

Children With LGBT Parents Welcome New Book

Sunday Oct 9, 2011
"It’s a relief to read about other kids with two moms," commented one child. According to the 2010 census, children with same-sex parents live in 96% of U.S. counties.