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The Effects on Children In Same Sex Marriages Until recently, when questioned for a definition of family, one would respond that a family is a man and a woman living together with their children, or something to such an effect. However, this definition does not hold in today's society. The definition of family has come to represent many different forms, most especially because of the rise in same-sex marriages with children. Continued growth in social acceptance of such families has wiped out the rigid lines once placed around the term family. Legally, same-sex marriages are gaining rights once reserved only for heterosexual families. Nevertheless, there are some who question the effect of having homosexual parents can have on a child. This paper will examine several aspects of development in children from same-sex families in comparison to those raised in heterosexual families. Legally, same-sex couples have overcome many barriers throughout the world. In...

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