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What’s New

Latest Publications

"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
"Satisfaction with Known, Open-Identity, or Unknown Sperm Donors: Reports from Lesbian Mothers of 17-year-old Adolescents" in Fertility and Sterility 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.

Journal of Adolescence—a 2015 study on adolescents in the Dutch Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study with commentary in Slate

Forcing the Spring—NLLFS cited in book by Pulitzer Prize-Winner Jo Becker

The Washington Post—NLLFS called "the best" study on same-sex parent families

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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