Those statistics might be true for straight women, whose baby daddies left the household. What about single fathers? Any statistics on that? Gay or straight. There are so many other factors that determine how a child will grow up and survive in this world. Unfortunately, race and ethnicity are factors as well. I know there is a narrative particularly in Black American culture, to have a “nuclear family” with a mom and a dad, and that single moms can’t raise boys. I’m not a parent, so I can’t comment on that. Plus, many gay couples and individuals choose to adopt, so that is already giving a child a second chance at life, versus having a life in foster care.