US National Lesbian Longitudinal Family Study - NLLFS

The largest, longest-running prospective investigation of American lesbian mothers and their children

What’s New

Latest Publications

  • "Quality of Life of Adolescents Raised from Birth by Lesbian Mothers." in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2012 more
  • "New Trends in Same-Sex Sexual Contact for American Adolescents?" in Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2011 more
  • "Family Characteristics, Custody Arrangements, and Adolescent Psychological Well-being after Lesbian Mothers Break Up" in Family Relations, 2011 more
  • "Substance use by adolescents of the USA national longitudinal lesbian family study" in Journal of Health Psychology, 2011 more

About the Study

What our study is about.

The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) has been following lesbian mothers and their children, who were conceived by donor insemination during the lesbian baby boom of the 1980s.

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News & Notes

The latest happenings.

Parenting Magazine: Meet the Same-Sex Parents Next Door more

Discover Magazine's Top 100 Stories of 2010, #88: Same-Sex Parents Do No Harm more

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Who We Are

More about our researchers.

Our principal researchers are Dr. Nanette Gartrell and Dr. Henny Bos. We also bring in research collaborators, along with supporters who help make this work possible.

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