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By Ellen Friedrichs, About.com Guide to GLBT Teens

Gay Teens, Life-Partnering Dreams

Thursday May 1, 2008

A recent study just found that the majority of GLBT teens envision themselves partnered and parenting as adults.

"Researchers found that more than 90% of females and more than 80% of males expect to be partnered in a monogamous relationship after age 30. About 67% of males and 55% of females expressed the desire to raise children."

This might not come as a big shock to you, but it will be a surprise for those people who hold some pretty tired stereotypes about GLBT community. One of the most common is that all gay men are promiscuous, and have no interest in long term relationships. Hopefully, studies like this one will help put notions like that to rest.

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