APA rolutns and rmatn regardg LGBT issu such as sexual orientatn and marriage, child ctody or placement, transgenr issu, genr inty and genr exprsn nondiscrimatn, amic briefs and lbian and gay parentg.
Contents:
- WHAT TO DO WHEN A GAY CHILD MARRI
- HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAG – ARE STRAIGHT AND GAY MARRIAG INTIL?
- CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
WHAT TO DO WHEN A GAY CHILD MARRI
A new book, When Your Gay Or Lbian Child Marri: A Gui for Parents, nsirs that qutn. Merrill, a soclogy profsor at Clark Universy, terviewed parents ag 50 to 80 who had both homosexual and heterosexual married adult children.
One big surprise om her rearch: Parents often have better ntug relatnships wh gay upl. Gay weddgs are not whout their difficulti, particularly for parents wh mixed feelgs about their child's nuptials. "Some parents were embarrassed bee they had not prevly let the extend fay know their child was gay, " Merrill says.
Merrill urg parents to be acceptg, or as one of the moms she terviewed said, "You have set asi your own feelgs about homosexualy om your love for your child. Frankly, my advice to everyone who has a problem wh two people gettg married, whether 's bee they're gay or any other reason, is to md your own bs. STORY HIGHLIGHTSBishop Harry Jackson: The stutn of marriage is unique our societyThe stutn serv broad societal purpos, Jackson wrJackson: Gay marriage will lead to gradatn of the nuclear fayFay stctur that promote posive environments should be culture's aim, he saysEdor's note: Bishop Harry R.
HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAG – ARE STRAIGHT AND GAY MARRIAG INTIL?
Allen, an openly gay mister.
" The majory of Californians, cludg two-thirds of the state's black voters, have jt had their re civil right -- the right to vote -- stripped om them by an openly gay feral judge who has misread history and the Constutn to impose his views on the state's people.
But if same-sex marriage be legally regnized across the untry, our kids will be told that gay marriage is a civil rights issue and that those who oppose are ak to the racists of history who opposed terracial marriage and supported slavery. At a California charter school 2008, krgartners' parents objected when a school newsletter alerted them to "Natnal Comg Out Day;" a parent told a lol ABC-TV affiliate that a teacher at the school screened a film to krgartners the prev year showg gay fai. If gay marriage is allowed, the natn will soon beg to experience an creased gradatn of the nuclear fay -- rultg fewer kids beg raised by both a mom and a dad.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
In 2003, was sued by two California homosexual men, who claimed illegal discrimatn bee the agency refed to serve homosexual upl.
An even more substantive danger li the nsequenc of gay marriage on the next generatn. Further, we are nvced that the Bible leav no room whatsoever for nfn or ambiguy where homosexual behavr is ncerned.
“There is no place for hatred, hurtful ments, or other forms of rejectn toward those who experience same-sex attractn or intify themselv as gay, lbian or bisexual. There is no place for hatred, hurtful ments, or other forms of rejectn toward those who experience same-sex attractn or intify themselv as gay, lbian or bisexual. “The Bible prohibs all kds of sexual promiscuy – heterosexual as well as homosexual.