title: Lesbian mothers and their children: a comparative survey.
abstract: Forty children ages five to 12, divided equally into groups according to their mothers' sexual object choice and within group by sex, were assessed by a research team. Gender development of the children was not identifiably different in the two groups. Prevalence of disturbance among the children was not found to be a function of the mother's sexual object choice. Case material is used to illustrate the variety and complexity of the issues involved.
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012919:Social Behavior