Do gay marriages do something to the birth rates?

Looking at Canada, no. It's difficult to see how legal gay marriages will have much of an impact on overall demographic trends. read more

I'd say no considering the world now is more open. Their are more and more openly gay couples, marriage and families than ever before. And the birth rate is booming. And there are plenty of gay couples raising children who would otherwise be abandoned and die, or left to grow up in homes. read more

It is also worth noting that the out-of-wedlock birth rates in same-sex-marriage states such as Connecticut, Iowa and Massachusetts are lower than the national average. In addition, in 2011, 4 out of the 10 states with the lowest divorce rates recognized same-sex marriages, with Iowa having the lowest divorce rate in the nation. read more

9. Birth rates would fall. Same-sex “marriage” would eliminate the incentive for procreation that is implicit in defining marriage as a male-female union. There is already evidence of at least a correlation between same-sex “marriage” and low birth and fertility rates, both in the U.S. and abroad. read more