Se estudiaron 28 familias españolas de padres gays o madres lesbianas con hijos o hijas entre 3 y 16 años de edad (familias homoparentales). Se estudió el ajuste psicológico de estos niños y niñas, así como su integración social, compareándolos con dos muestras de compañeros de clase que crecían en familias de progenitores heterosexuales (familias heteroparentales). Los resultados obtenidos indican que los chicos y chicas que crecen en familias homoparentales presentan valores medios o medio-altos en competencia académica, competencia social y autoestima, y se encuentran, de media, fuera de las puntuaciones que indican presencia de problemas clínicos en ajuste emocional y comportamental; asimismo, gozan de una aceptación media por sus compañeros de clase y tienen relaciones de amistad muy satisfactorias. No se hallaron diferencias entre chicos de familias homoparentales y las dos muestras de chicos de familias heteroparentales en ninguna de estas dimensiones. Los datos se discuten a la luz de los prejuicios existentes con respecto al desarrollo infantil en familias homoparentales y en sus implicaciones teóricas.
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