What makes a family? How is a family recognized, officially and with rituals? This video clip interviews several children of gay parents as they describe their families. In some ways, these families differ from traditional, heterosexual families, but in other ways the activities and attitudes these children display are common childhood behaviors.

Note how Dominique and her sisters were born into her mothers' relationship, while Breauna's father David met her other father Greg when Breauna was young. Both girls describe how classmates and society at large may respond to the homosexuality of their parents, and their comfort within their families.

Please watch the following video clip and answer the corresponding follow-up questions.

That's a Family

1			Alma, Dominique and Breauna discuss how society at large may fear or misunderstand their families. What kinds of fears do they mention, and how do they counter them?
2			What does current research say about the children of gay parents? How does their general psychological health compare to children of straight parents?