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article: LGBT parenting

Adoption
Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 27 countries and in some sub-national territories. Furthermore, 5 countries have legalized some form of step-child adoption.

Research
Scientific research consistently shows that gay and lesbian parents are as fit and capable as heterosexual parents, and their children are as psychologically healthy and well-adjusted as those reared by heterosexual parents. Major associations of mental health professionals in the U.S., Canada, and Australia have not identified credible empirical research that suggests otherwise.

Social challenges and support systems
Children may struggle with negative attitudes about their parents from the harassment they may encounter by living in society. There are many risks and challenges that can occur for children of LGBT families and their parents in North America, including those in the individual domain, family domain, and community/school domain. Hegemonic social norms can lead some children to struggle in all or several domains. Social interactions at school, extracurricular activities, and religious organizations can promote negative attitudes towards their parents and themselves based on gender and sexuality. Bias, stereotypes, micro-aggressions, harm, and violence that both students and parents can often encounter are a result of identifying outside of social normative, cis-gendered, heterosexual society or having their identity used as a weapon against them.

Adoption and positives
Based on statistical data, the percentage of LGBT people has a 37% of raising children at some points in their lives. Not only that, 50% of the people under the age of 50 are likely raising at least a child. Many nations in the world accept the rights for the community to adopt children as a part of their families. These children are being treated very ell and they are grown up as healthy as heterosexual couples. It is proven by statistics that these children are well developed in to grown boys/girls and men/women. Addition to that, they are psychologically normal just like any other children.

Downside and Negatives
Even though statistics proved that children adopted by Homosexual couples do get benefit, there are some downsides to it. Many children are facing risks in society, starting with hates in school, limited social interactions, religiously discriminating,... All of these factors could lead to a downhill of children's mental health as they will be suffered if not in the right environment. Plus, these factors could lead so really serious issues due such as depression, or even suicidal