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The American Psychiatric Association has confirmed that sexual orientation is natural, biologically induced, morally neutral, immutable, neither contagious nor learned and has no relation to an individual’s ability to form deep and lasting relationships, to parent children, to work or to contribute to society. The American Psychological Association states that homosexuality and homosexual relationships are normal. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association have all endorsed civil marriage for same-sex couples because marriage strengthens the mental and physical health and the longevity of couples, and provides greater legal and financial security for children, parents and seniors. When America’s premier child and mental health associations and their expert panels endorse marriage equality, there is thus no ethical reason to discriminate against gay people and their children. The U.S. Census reveals that one-third of America’s same-sex families are raising children, with the same responsibilities of any American family, needing and deserving all the same financial, legal and social protections that current marriage laws provides. Three percent of every generation of children from every culture will always realize that they are gay. The question that we need to ask ourselves is: what are we doing to make the world a safer and more welcoming place for them? To prevent bullying and to raise children ready for society, pediatricians say that we should teach children that same-sex marriage equals opposite-sex marriage because they need to know that all American families are equal in the eyes of the law. Those associations have reviewed the research and made policy statements that are for the good of America. They represent more than 400,000 mental health and child health specialists. There are no divergent opinions from mainstream scientific organizations. All the published evidence says one thing: marriage is good for Americans, and that it should be availble to all American adults. In fact, all the published evidence says one thing: marriage is good for Americans, and that it should be available to all American adults.