Same-Sex Parenting Over the past decade, many established gay and lesbian men have increasingly undertaken parenthood through donor insemination, surrogacy, or foster care and adoption (McCann, 2005). A new type of family formation has thus been generated in American society. Due to the formation of homosexual families, gay and lesbian parenting is no longer a concept. This type of parenting has become a reality that society as a whole struggles to accept (McCann, 2005). In 2010, the US Census Bureau counted gay marriage in its survey for the first time in order to provide official data to researchers and policymakers. producers (Wagner, 2010). Such data could help monitor trends in the formation of gay and lesbian families and the impact on children of these types of families and policies affecting them. Heterosexual- and homosexual-headed families finally have the opportunity to learn more about their similarities and differences in terms of life experiences and challenges in raising children (Wagner, 2010). In many Western societies, gay males have not been supported as primary caregivers, but the desire to raise a child appears to be strong in gay men, especially in the United States. According to a 2007 study on adoption trends conducted by the UCLA School of Law and the Urban Institute, more than 50 percent of gay men said they wanted to be a parent, compared to 41 percent of lesbians surveyed (As Cited In Wagner, 2010 ). Gay fathers in the United States indicate that the desire to have children is part of the pursuit of happiness and satisfaction in life. Like heterosexual parents, they also want to pass on their values ​​and traditions to their children (Wagner, 2010). It has been suggested that gay and lesbian couples should not become parents because they could… …in parenthood. Child development is not only influenced by parents' sexual orientation, but also by the quality of the home environment and the parent's ability to consistently meet the child's emotional, social, and physical needs (Paccione-Dyszlewski, 2008). Works Cited McCann, D ., & Delmonte, H. (2005). Lesbian and Gay Parenting: Girls in Arms or Girls in the Woods?. Sex and Relationship Therapy, 20(3), 333-347. doi:10.1080/14681990500141840Paccione-Dyszlewski, M. (2008). Children of same-sex parents: what is known. Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 24(2), 1-6.Patterson, C. J. (2006). Children of lesbian and gay parents. Current Directions in Psychological Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 15(5), 241-244. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00444.xWagner, C. G. (2010). Homosexuality and family formation. Futurist, 44(3), 6-7.