An article in the Advocate focuses on a study in which lead author Bianca D.M. Wilson of UCLA Luskin found significant numbers of LGBTQ+ adults who are choosing to become parents, with about 5 million children in the United States now being raised by an LGBTQ+ parent. In the study released by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 2 million children were found to be living in an LGBTQ+ single-parent household. Nearly 300,000 are being raised by parents in same-sex couples. Despite this trend, LGBTQ+ parents continue to face challenges — about 30% of LGBTQ+ parents are not legally recognized or are unsure about their legal status as the parent/guardian of at least one child, according to the report. Wilson, associate professor of social welfare, said that “despite positive cultural shifts impacting family structure, LGBTQ parents remain a vulnerable group concerning economic stability, parental rights and access to pathways to parenting.”