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STUDY: Teens Describe Their Lesbian Moms As Role Models | The Williams Institute has conducted another study featuring the families from the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study, this time inviting the children of those lesbian couples to share their own thoughts. These 17-year-olds had high school GPAs in the A- to B+ range, planned to go to a four-year college, had strong family bonds, and numerous close friends. Nearly all of the teens described their moms as good role models and said that they could confide in them and had no concerns about bring friends to their home. Read the full report for more perspectives from these young people raised by same-sex parents.

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