Can current genealogy software handle today's non-traditional family's documentation and data?
My program of choice is Legacy 7.4, which I really like. So far, I haven't encountered any personal challenges with the software, but I wanted to see what it would do with Same Sex marriages. Check it out, tell me what you think and how your software program deals with this situation.

OK, all names are ficticious and all of the boxes are not filled in, just to save time.
Here you see the traditional setup; husband, wife and daughter.

Here you see that the daughter, Brenda, has married Susan.
Legacy 7.4 allows us to change the wording of Husband & Wife to whatever we want; in this case to Partner & Partner.
That'll work for most folks I think.

However, because Brenda is on the left side of the screen - or the Male side - the database engine changes her to a male.
The gender choices are greyed out and you can't change it back. This can potentially confuse a future researcher.

Here's Mark & Sam. They start out as unlinked individuals. This keeps their gender designation in tact. They get married.

Here's what Legacy 7.4 has to say about that.
The warning box states: "You cannot link a Male in as a Wife".

To my way of thinking, this is something that their code masters can adjust.
This could be a 'feature request'. What say you?

Let me be clear, I'm not singling out Legacy; it just happens to be the software I use.
Other programs may have similar challenges.

I do think that ALL of the genealogy software companies need to look at these issues and make upgrades to their products to reflect the diversities and dynamics of the new family structures.

Peace,
"Guided by the Ancestors"