Same-Sex Marriage:Good for Kids?
[...] At a news conference in Baltimore, the professionals highlighted an extensive body of scientific research supporting the idea that children raised by lesbian and gay couples develop as well as children raised by heterosexual couples.\
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They stressed their belief however, that the children of gay and lesbian couples would enjoy additional benefits if their parents were allowed to marry.
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Extending marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples would offer societal supports their families now lack, said Daphne McClelland, executive director of the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
"We know its best for children if their parents have a legal connection," McClelland said.