{"id":17499,"date":"2021-03-04T19:48:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=17499"},"modified":"2021-05-09T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T09:56:05","slug":"are-children-of-same-sex-parents-disadvantaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/03\/are-children-of-same-sex-parents-disadvantaged\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Children of Same -Sex Parents Disadvantaged?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The well-being of children who are being raised by same-sex parents has gained more and more attention over the past few years. Opponents have argued that &#8220;same-sex parenting&#8221; adversely affects children. However, various scientific research show that gay and lesbian parents are as fit and capable as heterosexual parents. They do not raise their children any differently than heterosexual couples do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and be able to answer the questions that follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Are children of same-sex parents disadvantaged?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnX6zl3hZ7Q?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your thoughts on the points discussed in the video?<\/li><li>In general, what are your thoughts on same-sex parenting? 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