Resources on Gay Marriage
Book Review
 | (August 2005) Relationship Therapy With Same-Sex Couples by Jerry J. Bigner and Joseph L. Wetchler (Eds.) |
 | (March 2005) Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality by George Chauncey, author of Gay New York, a historical review of gay people in the early 20th century |
 | (July, 2004) Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage by Davina Kotulski, and a little impromptu study of the American Family Association and Concerned Women for America websites... |
In case you haven't heard...
Muses Explorations includes a writeup on Gay Marriage in Netherlands Proves No Impact on Straight Marriage. While I don't quite understand why it is posted here on a travel site, it includes a list of some specific criticisms of gay marriage and the lack of data to support them, drawing on work by Dr. Badgett, a Ph.D Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The American Psychiatric Association issues a statement of their Support of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Civil Marriage (July, 2005)
The American Psychological Association issues a statement indicating APA Supports Legalization of Same-Sex Civil Marriages and Opposes Discrimination Against Lesbian and Gay Parents (July 2004)
Meeting (July, 2004)
I got to meet with Senator Peter Fitzgerald's Chief of Staff to discuss Fitzgerald's support for the Federal Marriage Amendment.
The End of Marriage in Scandinavia
The "conservative case" for same-sex marriage collapses
by Stanley Kurtz
02/02/2004, Volume 009, Issue 20
Speaking Out: Why Gay Marriage Would Be Harmful
from Christianity Today
by Robert Benne and Gerald McDermott
02/19/2004
Concerned Women for America
An especially prejudiced site full of strange and twisted logic.
Maggie Gallagher
Maggie Gallagher
One of the two authors of one of the best books about marriage today allows her personal views to compromise the application of her work. Interestingly, the other author of the book disagrees with her.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/ptoarticle/pto-19970501-000017.asp
This article from Psychology Today reports, "[D]espite stereotypes of gay relationships as short-lived, the divorce rate among Danish homosexuals is only 17 percent, compared to 46 percent for heterosexuals.... The vast majority of gay marriages in Denmark are male-male, and only 14 percent of these end in divorce, compared to 23 percent of female marriages."
http://www.gottman.com/research/projects/gaylesbian/
http://www.gottman.com/gaylesbian/
http://www.gottman.com/inthenews/media/
From two of the top couples/marriage researchers in the US comes a number of studies and public comments about the stability of gay and lesbian relationships.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/ptoarticle/pto-19970501-000017.asp
This article from Psychology Today reports, "[D]espite stereotypes of gay relationships as short-lived, the divorce rate among Danish homosexuals is only 17 percent, compared to 46 percent for heterosexuals.... The vast majority of gay marriages in Denmark are male-male, and only 14 percent of these end in divorce, compared to 23 percent of female marriages."
http://www.gottman.com/research/projects/gaylesbian/
http://www.gottman.com/gaylesbian/
http://www.gottman.com/inthenews/media/
From two of the top couples/marriage researchers in the US comes a number of studies and public comments about the stability of gay and lesbian relationships.
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Websites on gay marriage
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Human Rights Campaign HRC HRC has a gay marriage section, but there's even more information relevant to the gay/lesbian community available on the main page. Gay & Lesbian Political Action and Support Groups Task Force for Same-Sex Civil Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Lots of grassroots information and legal updates, though more news is available on their main page. Gay Parent Magazine Gay Parent Mag Check out the main page, but also the Resources for Parents by State. The Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples Buddy Buddy Marriage essays, legal tips, and data. Census data on same-sex couples http://www.gay-civil-unions.com/HTML/Census_2000.htm United States Census data on male-male and female-female households by state. California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois are the top five states. Empirical Studies on Lesbian and Gay Parenting http://www.apa.org/pi/l&gbib.html This page is a collection of over 40 article summaries from APA about gay and lesbian parenting. Fact Sheet on Marriage and Domestic Partnership http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/ documents/record?record=437 Lambda Legal Defense Fund page on couple benefits under "marriage" and "domestic partnership" showing how "separate but equal" never is. Federal Marriage Amendment http://www.allianceformarriage.org/site/ PageServer?pagename=mac_fmam Alliance for Marriage site supporting a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as only a relationship between a man and woman. Lambda Legal Defense Fund http://www.lambdalegal.org The organization for Gay and Lesbian rights, the site includes links to numerous articles on gay marriage, as well as attempts to counter the "activist judges" propaganda from right-wingers. Letters from Readers http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/communitarian_update_n55.html A page of letters from readers and church members supporting gay marriages. While many religious groups receive considerable negative attention for their stand, it is nice to see some support gay marriages. NGLT and the "Cynical Election Year Ploy" http://www.ngltf.org/news/printed.cfm?releaseID=618 NGLT Executive Director asks why Bush is really willing to spend $1.5 billion for a constitutional amendment. Newsweek's The New Face of Marriage http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4340088/ Thoughtful coverage of the basic points of the issue. Parents and friends of Lesbians and Gays http://www.pflag.org/education/marriage.html PFLAG page listing 59 rights denied gay and lesbian couples because they cannot marry. Same-sex marriage: A History of the Law from Nolo Press http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/ objectID/6DF0766E-C4A3-4952-A542F5997196E8B5/catID/ 64C2C325-5DAF-4BC8-B4761409BA0187C3 Summary of where things stand in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Vermont, and a history of court cases dating back to 1971 on gay marriage. Short History of the Vermont Marriage Case http://www.lmaw.org/vermont.htm Summary of events in Vermont. USAToday Editorial Opinion http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-02-22-our-view_x.htm Titled "Broken marriages, not gay nuptials, pose risk to kids", this piece tries to refocus the problem on what we know and not what we conjecture. some sites found at http://library.smc.edu/research/topics/gay_marriage.htm
Thanks to my Faculty Assistant, Robert (Bo) Christal for his help in building this resource page!
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