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Relationships & Parenting

Many LGBT adults are in relationships and many are raising children, and yet barriers to family formation persist. We examine the demographics of LGBT families and study parenting among LGBT people and same-sex couples. In addition, we analyze laws and policies that impact LGBT relationships and families.

Featured Publications

Report

LGBTQ Parenting in the US

July 2024
Fact Sheet

Legally Married LGB People in the United States

June 2019
Brief

How Many Same-Sex Couples in the US are Raising Children?

July 2018
Report

A Population-based Comparison of Female and Male Same-Sex Parent and Different-Sex Parent Households

February 2017
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Trends in Public Support for Marriage for Same-Sex Couples by State

April 2015
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Transgender Parenting

October 2014

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