Are Gay Parents Worse Parents?

Only when there is only one variable, could you say that it was the effect of that variable. The study says they adjusted for: "controlling for factors such as age, race, gender or the gay-friendliness of the state in which they lived, " as well they should have. But even Ms Charon says they did not adjust for what is one of the most important factors "Critics protest that the NFSS is comparing the gold standard -- intact married-parent homes -- with families that have experienced many levels of instability. That's true." By including only the ideal hetero couples they get a different result then if they compared to All Hetero couples, Or only looked at the same sex parents that were in intact families.