Children of gay families more likely to be poor: study

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-gays-families-idUSTRE79O7MC20111025

Reuters) - Children growing up in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families are more likely to live in poverty and may be denied legal ties to one of their parents, a report released on Tuesday showed.

A lack of federal recognition of same-sex marriages means such families face higher tax burdens and unequal access to health insurance and government safety net programs, said the report entitled "All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families."

The report was released online and authored by groups advocating for gay rights including Movement Advancement Project, Family Equality Council and Center for American Progress.

"The reality is if you look at today's modern families, they come in all shapes and sizes," said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Equality Council.

"The laws and policies we have in place haven't kept pace with that changing reality," she said.

An estimated two million children are being raised in such households, the report said. They live in 96 percent of U.S. counties in racially and ethnically diverse families, it said.

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1. But at least the Sanctity of Perfected Straights is unharmed!

This is what those who oppose marriage equality want, this is their intention. Suffering and discrimination.

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2. The "pro-family" groups will no doubt use this

to "prove" children are harmed by gay parents, conveniently forgetting that it's their own anti-gay laws that cause it.