America's pediatricians announce support for gay marriage

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American Academy of Pediatrics, which is 60,000 pediatricians strong, issued a statement Wednesday in support of same-sex marriage equality.

The AAP has also issued a technical report based on 30 years of research which found that children raised by gay and lesbian parents demonstrate "resiliance with regard to social, psychological and sexual health despite economic and legal disparities and social stigma." The report added that "relationships with their parents, their parents' sense of competence and security, and the presence of social and economic support" affect a child's well-being more than the gender or the sexual orientation of parents.

The AAP also supported the right of LGBTQ citizens to adopt and foster children, saying the competency of the parents was important, not sexual orientation.