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Kids With Gay Parents The nation is in a culture war over gay marriage. Regardless of the outcome, hundreds of thousands of children already live in households with same-sex parents. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to discuss what it's like growing up with gay parents.

Guests:

Gary Gates
*Demographer at the Urban Institute

Dr. Ellen Perrin
*Professor of pediatrics at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts' New England Medical Center
*Consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics in writing policy statement about adoption
*Author of Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care

Maggie Gallagher
*President of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
*Testified before the Senate

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The nation is in a culture war over gay marriage. Regardless of the outcome, hundreds of thousands of children already live in households with same-sex parents. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to discuss what it's like growing up with gay parents.

Guests:

Gary Gates
*Demographer at the Urban Institute

Dr. Ellen Perrin
*Professor of pediatrics at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts' New England Medical Center
*Consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics in writing policy statement about adoption
*Author of Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care

Maggie Gallagher
*President of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
*Testified before the Senate