Pink Parents UK

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ay and lesbian parents have been around for a very long time. But until the late 20th century, most of then kept their sexual orientation a secret for both their own and their children’s sake. Today, gay and lesbian parents in the UK have equal legal rights than heterosexual ones and the society is no longer as homophobic as was in the past. Nevertheless, gay and lesbian parents face a number of issues that are virtually unknown to heterosexual families.

The public view of gays and lesbians raising children, adopting and fostering has without a doubt changed dramatically in the last few years. But there are still many people who view gay and lesbian parenting as unnatural and even harmful for children despite the fact that most studies demonstrated that there are any significant developmental differences between children from heterosexual and those from homosexual families. Besides the usual parenting issues that are experienced by all parents regardless of their sexual orientation, most gay and lesbian parents also have concerns about the negative attitudes towards their sexual orientation affecting their children.