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What’s New

Latest Publications

"National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study—Mental Health of Adult Offspring" in New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 more
"Same-Sex and Different-Sex Parent Households and Child Health Outcomes: Findings from the National Survey of Children’s Health" in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2016 more
"Adolescents with Lesbian Mothers Describe Their Own Lives" in Journal of Homosexuality more
"Male Role Models, Gender Role Traits, and Psychological Adjustment" in Gender & Society more

About the Study

What our study is about.

The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) follows lesbian mothers and their children who were conceived by donor insemination during the 1980s. The NLLFS examines the social, psychological, and emotional development of the children as well as the dynamics of planned lesbian families.

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News & Notes

The latest happenings.

Recent news about the NLLFS publication, Mental Health of Adult Offspring.

Women's Media Center Live—Robin Morgan discusses the publication.

Articles in the Los Angeles Times and U.S. News & World Report.

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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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Links of Interest:
The Williams Institute | LGBT MAP