But some states have eased restrictions on gay families.

但也有几个州对同性家庭收养政策比较宽松。

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The study estimates about 50 percent of adoptive gay families adopt children from foster care.

研究显示约有一半的同性家庭通过寄养方式收养小孩。

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"More and more gay men seem to be having babies," says Charlotte J. Patterson, a University of Virginia psychologist who studies gay families.

“看上去越来越多的男同志开始要孩子了”，研究同志家庭的Virginia大学心理学家Charlotte J . Patterson这样说道。

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So I think that gay marriage and for gay families, it's actually a very good thing in our society

所以我认为同性恋婚姻以及同性恋家庭对社会是件好事情，

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And they actually did a really large study on children who were raised in gay or lesbian families,

他们确实对同性恋家庭里长大的孩子做了大量研究，

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If they're gay, they're gay children, and they're raised in very healthy families.

如果他们是同性恋，他们小时候就是同性恋，而且是在很健康的家庭里长大的。

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But what if the idea of hitting gay families with an extra tax bill were put to a vote?

FORBES: Who Voted For Those Taxes On Gays And Seniors?

Gay families may owe more tax than similarly situated heterosexual families.

FORBES: Who Voted For Those Taxes On Gays And Seniors?

And why does the statement by the department then go on at length trying to explain how few kids from gay families this will negatively impact?

FORBES: Department Of Education 'Comes Out' On College Aid For Children Of Gay Parents