
Facts About Homosexuality (Collected Articles)
Gay Parenting Does Affect Children Differently, Study Finds Taking issue with 20 years of research conclusions that say there are no differences, two University of California sociologists recently re-examined data from 21 studies on gay parenting dating back to 1980. http://www.narth.com/docs/does.html Historic Gay Advocate Now Believes Change is Possible May 9, 2001 Linda Ames Nicolosi The psychiatrist who led the team that deleted homosexuality from the diagnostic manual in 1973, now says homosexuality may sometimes be changeable. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of Biometrics at Columbia University, conducted the study funded by his department's research unit. http://www.narth.com/docs/spitzer3.html Recent Studies on Homosexuality and Mental Health Dale O'Leary In its October 1999 issue, Archives of General Psychiatry published some very intriguing research on the relationship between homo-sexuality and mental-health problems, reopening a very controversial subject. http://www.narth.com/docs/recent.html Gay Teens, the Boy Scouts, and AMA Policy: Why AMA Policy is Not in the Best Interest of Children or Families Dale O'Leary It is true that boys who self-identify as gay are at high risk for a number of problems including suicidal ideation and depression. But if discrimination is defined as believing that homosexual acts are contrary to a moral law and that homosexuality is not equal to hetero-sexuality, then there is no question that significant "discrimination" does exist. http://www.narth.com/docs/teensama.html Talking Points: How Homosexual ‘Civil Unions’ Harm Marriage http://www.frc.org/get/if00e1.cfm Homosexual Parenting: Placing Children at Risk Timothy J. Dailey A number of studies in recent years have purported to show that children raised in gay and lesbian households fare no worse than those reared in traditional families. Yet much of that research fails to meet acceptable standards for psychological research; it is com-promised by methodological flaws and driven by political agendas instead of an objective search for truth. http://www.frc.org/get/is01j3.cfm The Gay Gene: Going, Going, Gone… Yvette C. Schneider Many misconceptions exist about the supposedly inborn nature of complex behaviors such as homosexuality. Most of these are due to media reports that present scientific studies in selective sound bites. http://www.frc.org/get/is00d2.cfm Breaking the Ties That Bind: The APA’s Assault on Fatherhood Timothy J. Dailey A controversial study appearing in American Psychologist, the flagship publication of the influential American Psychological Association (APA), constitutes nothing less than a frontal assault on the importance of fathers and the institution of marriage. http://www.frc.org/get/is99k2.cfm?CFID=409645&CFTOKEN=94541 Gay Domestic Violence Finally Measured, Jounral of the Family Research Institute, Vol. 16 No. 8 Dec 2001—While some homosexuals choose to remain 'in the closet,' most homosexual activists desperately want official recognition of, and legitimacy for, the gay lifestyle. As a consequence, they have been pressing the government to measure them. http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRR_01_12.html Children Of Homosexual Parents Report Childhood Difficulties, Paul Cameron and Kirk Cameron Referenced as both supporting and weakening the case for parenting by homosexuals, 57 life-story narratives of children with homo-sexual parents published by Rafkin in 1990 and Saffron in 1996 were subjected to content analysis. http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI_homokids.html Homosexual Brains A Special Report Much like the media hype surrounding the alleged "gay gene," a great deal of attention and speculation still surrounds the published study of the brains of 19 homosexual males. Simon LeVay studied a neuron group (known as INAH-3) in the anterior hypothalamus and noted a difference in size compared to that of a group comprised of 16 presumably heterosexual males and 6 females. http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI_SPECRPT_gaybrain.html Gay Adoption -- Is Love Enough? As more adoption agencies allow homosexual men and lesbians to adopt, the push to redefine the family in the 90’s once again becomes an issue. http://cwfa.org/library/family/1999-01-12_gay-adoption.shtml Born or Bred? The Debate Over the Cause Of Homosexuality Trudy Chun The debate over homosexual "rights" often spirals into a discussion over whether homosexuality is a learned behavior or a genetic trait. Many homosexual activists insist that they cannot help their sexual behavior. http://cwfa.org/library/family/2000-06_pp_hs-cause.shtml One woman and her former partner each conceived babies for themselves through artificial insemination by another gay friend. She now raises the boys alone. http://cwfa.org/library/family/1998-06-29_gayfam.shtml As a result of a class action lawsuit filed in New Jersey by the ACLU on behalf of homosexual partners, gay and lesbian couples have equal status with married heterosexuals in adoptions. http://cwfa.org/library/family/1998-01-14_homo-adopt.shtml Setting the Record Straight:What Research Really Says About the Social Consequences of Homosexuality Lawrence F. Burtoft, Ph.D. (excerpted) http://www.fotf.org/cforum/research/papers/a0003076.html Two Dads ... But Where's Mommy? Scott DeNicola The latest twist in the homosexual community's efforts to redefine the family is the idea that a child doesn't need a mother. http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/coverstory/a0001776.html (Gay) School Days Barbara Curtis What would schools look like if they were run by homosexual activists? In California, parents are learning the answer. http://www.family.org/cforum/citizenmag/features/a0016607.html |