Beverly R. "College Students ’s Perceptual Stigmatization of the Children of Lesbian Mothers." ProQuest. Pro Quest‚ Apr. 1999. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. Loren‚ Marks. "Same Sex Parenting and Children ’s Outcomes: A Closer Examination of the American Psychological Association ’s Brief on Lesbian and Gay Parenting." ScienceDirect.com. ScienceDirect.com‚ July 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. Patterson‚ Charlotte J. "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents." ProQuest. Pro Quest‚ Nov. 2009. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. Wainright
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insemination‚ gay/lesbians parents “coming out”‚ homosexuals winning custody cases‚ and adoptions as an alternative‚ the idea of homosexuals as parents have entered mainstream society. Homosexual couples raise children as well as heterosexual couples which is proven by the social/psychological aspects and the relationship between gay parents and their children. In the article Concerns and issues faced by families headed by a gay/lesbian couple‚ the focus is on issues affecting lesbian headed households
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Radicalesbians – The Woman-Identified Woman In their paper “The Woman-Identified Woman” (1970)‚ the collective Radicalesbians‚ much like Wittig will do in the following decade‚ focuses on the marginalized sexual standpoint of ‘women’ and ‘lesbian’ that emerge from the intersection of the personal and the political circa late 1960’s/early 1970’s. It is the agenda of the political environment of the day‚ Radicalesbians argue‚ that the former is policed in part by weaponizing the latter as a stigmatizing
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better than having heterosexual parents Lesbian parents provide a more supportive environment for their children enhancing their understanding of society and performance in school compared to children of heterosexual parents. There are many negative criticisms of homosexual parenting that are mainly influenced from religious beliefs or teachings from their parents. Religious groups that are against homosexuality would say having parents that are lesbians is an abomination. Many groups are from
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Running Head: GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTION Gay and Lesbian Adoption Argumentative Emily Stroud School Abstract Lesbian and gay adoption has been widely controversial across the globe. This social issue is tremendously discussed by religious‚ political and social groups which have been providing numerous statistics‚ figures and major researches on the effects of same sex couples to the mental and emotional growth of children
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Bibliography: Badgett‚ M.V. Lee. When Gay People Get Married. New York and London: New York UP‚ 2009. Print. Bozett‚ W. Frederick. Gay and Lesbian Parents. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Prager publishers‚ One Madison Avenue‚ New York‚ NY10010‚ 1987. A division of Greenwood Press‚ Inc... Print. Polikoff‚ D Kirio. "Homosexuality vs. society." essay. Deviant Art. n.p.‚ Jan
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The conception that lesbians and gay men may be parents is frequently perceived in today’s society as impossible or immoral. Gay men and lesbians are often viewed as excluded from having children because sexual reproduction is related to men and women only. My approach to this uniquely controversial topic of gay parenting will be that of attempting to analyze the Pro side first. Gays and lesbians are human too and who is to say that they don’t deserve equal rights in society. Society has to realize
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right"? For nearly 50 years‚ it has been the U.S. military’s official policy to exclude homosexuals from service. In November 1992‚ President - elect Clinton told Americans that he planned to lift the military’s long - standing ban on gays and lesbians. Homosexual men and women‚ he said‚ should not be prevented from serving their country based on their sexual orientation. Soon after taking office in 1993‚ Clinton faced powerful military and congressional opposition to lifting the ban. General Colin
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What is the word “lesbian” associated with in the minds of society? The common‚ albeit absurdly comical‚ stereotype is that the lesbian dons short hair‚ refuses to shave her legs‚ wears plaid five days out of the week‚ and probably played softball in high school. Some connotations‚ such as the word “mother” are not associated with lesbians. As Chicana lesbian Karleen Pendleton Jiménez recalls whilst discussing pregnancy with her own mother‚ lesbians are viewed as people who “[weren’t] going to make
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In his book‚ “Radical Relations: Lesbian Mothers‚ Gay Fathers‚ and Their Children in the United States since World War II‚” historian Daniel Rivers explains the history of gay fathers‚ lesbian mothers and their children in the U.S. By documenting this history‚ Rivers develops a comprehensive understanding of the diversity of American families and throws light on the struggles of gay and lesbian parents. In this book‚ Rivers also showcases how these parents challenge stereotypes and myths about their
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