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Title: Family Functioning in Lesbian Families Created by Donor
Insemination
Author(s): Vanfraussen, Katrien, Department of Developmental
And Life Span Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, Ingrid, Department of Developmental and Life
Span Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Brewaeys, Anne, Department of Developmental and Life Span Psychology,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Source: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 73(1), January 2003.
pp.
78-90.
Publisher: Educational Publishing Foundation
ISSN: 0002-9432
Digital Object ID: 10.1037/0002-9432.73.1.78
Article Type: Journal Article
Abstract: The quantitative and qualitative data of this study on
family functioning in lesbian donor insemination families reveal that
according to both parents and children, the quality of children's
relationship with the social mother is comparable to that with the
biological mother. Unlike fathers in heterosexual families, the lesbian
social mother is as much involved in child activities as is the
biological mother. Furthermore, the lesbian social mother has as much
authority as does the father in heterosexual families.


Always our confusions. (letter to parents of homosexual children from National Conference of Catholic Bishops) Richard Neuhaus.

Abstract: A pastoral letter from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB), approved by the administrative committee of the conference, is called "Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministries." It is in many ways thoughtful and compassionate, but has generated controversy, for a reason. The letter may be telling people what they want to hear and reflect the desire of the bishops, like that of everyone else, to be praised. The Church's teaching may not be reflected clearly, although there is a good case for nonjudgmental leadership...