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Political debates about LGBT families seldom include the perspectives of children living in such family arrangements. This selection does. Please write a one-page (double-spaced) essay addressing each of the following questions.

1.  What assumptions are commonly made about children in LGBT families?

2.  How might public debates about same-sex marriage affect children living in LGBT families?

3.  How has the legalization of same-sex marriage affected children in LGBT families?

4.    What do you think might be done to provide more support for children in LGBT families?