This fact sheet summarizes how welfare reform privileges families headed by married heterosexual couples and disproportionately hurts:

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families;
• Single-parent families;
• Unmarried heterosexual families;
• Black and Latino families.

Welfare reform will cause millions of children to be denied access to basic benefits and services that they need for a happy and healthy childhood.

All American families should be supported by government social policy.