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"  A major new study out of the University of Melbourne has found that everyone who says that kids who have same-sex parents are worse off than those who live in a heterosexual family is absolutely wrong. In fact, the study found the opposite, with kids who lived in households with same-sex parents being just a bit healthier and happier than those with heterosexual parents. This doesn&amp;#039;t mean, of course, that living with same-sex parents will automatically make a child happier and healthier, but it does mean that there is now evidence that there&amp;#039;s nothing wrong, frightening, or psychologically damaging about having two moms or two dads. Just like there&amp;#039;s nothing wrong with having single parents or coming from a divorced family.\u00A0 Dr. Simon Crouch, the lead researcher, stated that the results were unsurprising and had something to do with the fact that same-sex couples generally do not take on traditional gender roles. Due to this, parents rely on skill sets rather than prescribed positions in the family, allowing the child to learn how to take on roles related to their skill sets as well. Opponents of same-sex parenting are, of course, demanding that the study be discounted because the researchers aren&amp;#039;t taking into account how the child will do as an adult, but considering that the children are doing just as well, if not better than, those in heterosexual households, the argument appears to be just hot air for now.\u00A0 RELATED: How Do I Know If I&amp;#039;m Gay? Juan Pablo Says a Gay Bachelor Wouldn&amp;#039;t Set a Good Example for the Kids Follow Mark on Twitter. Photo credit: Getty "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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