Parenting desires among bisexual women and lesbians.
Parenting desires were ascertained among a large group of lesbians (n = 1,921) and bisexual women (n = 424) recruited in a nonclinical setting. More than 50% of each sexual-orientation group had considered having a child since recognizing their current sexual identity. Lesbians were more likely than bisexuals to favor adoption and donor insemination as options, whereas bisexuals were more likely to consider intercourse with either a cooperative or unsuspecting man. Overall, however, 47 women (2%) reported success in obtaining a child through one of these options.
D000300:Adoption; D001290:Attitude; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*