Focus on same-sex families

If you believe the hype from right-wing outfits, families headed by same-sex couples are, like, really weird. Turns out—surprise!—that’s not the case at all. Far from being a bicoastal blip on the demographic radar, same-sex couples are raising their kids everywhere. Most of those children are not adopted, and the majority of them are growing up in states where their parents’ right to raise them is not secure. So, whose families are endangered?