The measure passed by the Navarran Parliament remedies a discriminatory condition of inequality between married and non-married prospective parents, by which the latter were judged as potential parents according to the legal status of their relationship. By including same-sex couples, the law addresses another form of discrimination, that based on sexual orientation. It thus acts in the interest of all children, who need love and care in a context of equality and justice. We would like to contribute some updated scientific information to your knowledge, so that you can revise your assumptions, to the benefit of the constituents you serve. Common stereotypes of lesbians and gays as being, as a class, unfit parents are entirely unsupported by empirical studies.
Studies consistently produce data refuting any such conclusion.
Specifically, studies indicate that lesbian and heterosexual women do not differ significantly in overall mental health or in approaches to child rearing. Studies suggest that gay fathers demonstrate greater nurturance, have more investment in their role as parents, and view their paternal role more positively than heterosexual fathers. Empirical studies also show no statistical difference in the number of children of gay and lesbian parents, versus those of heterosexual parents, who grow up to consider themselves lesbian or gay. Lastly, social science research suggests that children with a homosexual parent have normal peer relationships. 167-184 S.I. Hand, The Lesbian Parenting Couple, unpublished doctoral dissertation.