Same Sex Marriage And Children

Author : Katy Faust,Stacy Manning
Publisher : Post Hill Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781642935974

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Them Before Us by Katy Faust,Stacy Manning Pdf

Them Before Us has flipped the script on adult-centric attitudes toward marriage, parenthood, and reproductive technologies by framing these issues around a child’s right to be raised by both their mother and father. Set against a backdrop of sound research, the compelling stories throughout each chapter confirm that a child’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being depends on being loved by the two people responsible for their existence. It’s a paradigm shift that will impact the personal and the political, and reframe every marriage and family conversation across the globe. Them Before Us dispels many prevalent, harmful myths concerning children’s rights, such as: • Kids need only love and safety—moms and dads are optional. • Love makes a family—biology is irrelevant. • Marriage is about adults—it has nothing to do with kids. • Children are resilient and will “get over” divorce. • Studies show “no difference” in outcomes for kids with same-sex parents. • Sperm and egg donor kids are fortunate because they are so wanted. • Surrogacy is a great way to help wannabe parents have a baby. • Reproductive technologies are just like adoption. Are you tired of a culture that views adults as victims in family matters, when it’s clear that kids are the ones who truly pay the price? If so, we are your people, and this is your movement.

Author : Trent Horn,Leila Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683570979

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Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues by Trent Horn,Leila Miller Pdf

Author : Carlos A. Ball
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190628598

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Same-Sex Marriage and Children by Carlos A. Ball Pdf

Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called responsible procreation and child welfare. Carlos A. Ball places the current marriage debates within a broader historical context by exploring how the procreative and child welfare claims used to try to deny same-sex couples the opportunity to marry are similar to earlier arguments used to defend interracial marriage bans, laws prohibiting disabled individuals from marrying, and the differential treatment of children born out of wedlock. Ball also draws a link between welfare reform and same-sex marriage bans by explaining how conservative proponents have defended both based on the need for the government to promote responsible procreation among heterosexuals. In addition, Ball examines the social science studies relied on by opponents of same-sex marriage and explains in a highly engaging and accessible way why they do not support the contention that biological status and parental gender matter when it comes to parenting. He also explores the relevance of the social science studies on the children of lesbians and gay men to the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. In doing so, the book looks closely at the gay marriage cases that reached the Supreme Court and explains why the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans could not be defended on the basis that maintaining marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution promoted the best interests of children. Same-Sex Marriage and Children will help lawyers, law professors, judges, legislators, social and political scientists, historians, and child welfare officials-as well as general readers interested in matters related to marriage and families-understand the empirical and legal issues behind the intersection of same-sex marriage and children's welfare.

Author : Deborah M. Merrill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781442254190

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When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries by Deborah M. Merrill Pdf

Massachusetts became the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004, and after the landmark decision of Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, same-sex marriage is legal in all fifty states. More than 70,000 same-sex couples have married in the U.S. Although these couples have the right to marry, it is not without its costs to their families, particularly to their relationships with their parents. Some parents may not accept their child’s decisions; others don’t understand how marriage may be different for their children or the obstacles that they may face in being part of a same-sex union. When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries: A Guide for Parents examines how same-sex marriage changes the relationships between parents and their gay or lesbian adult children. It is also a guide for parents to better understand how parent/child bonds are transformed from the time of the child “coming out of the closet” to the raising of his or her own children. It will also serve to help parents understand the contours of same-sex marriage and their child’s struggles as he or she navigates marriage, parenthood, and family relationships over time. Based on interviews with married (or previously married) gay men and women who had at least one parent alive during their marriage as well as parents who have both a married gay/lesbian child and a married heterosexual child, the author offers stories from people who illustrate a range of experiences. From coming out, to raising children, from wedding day ceremonies to separations and divorce, the stories found in these pages show how families can come together or fall apart, but also offer hope and guidance for those who want to be supportive parents and in-laws, and to adult children who hope to maintain healthy relationships with their parents after marriage.

Author : Gabriela Herman
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781620973684

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The Kids by Gabriela Herman Pdf

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL A stunning new photobook featuring more than fifty portraits of children brought up by gay parents in America, sixth in a groundbreaking series that looks at LGBTQ communities around the world Judges, academics, and activists keep wondering how children are impacted by having gay parents. Maybe it’s time to ask the kids. For the past four years, award-winning photographer Gabriela Herman, whose mother came out when Herman was in high school and was married in one of Massachusetts’ first legal same-sex unions, has been photographing and interviewing children and young adults with one or more parent who identify as lesbian, gay, trans, or queer. Building on images featured in a major article for the New York Times Sunday Review and The Guardian and working with the Colage organization, the only national organization focusing on children with LGBTQ parents, The Kids brings a vibrant energy and sensitivity to a wide range of experiences. Some of the children Herman photographed were adopted, some conceived by artificial insemination. Many are children of divorce. Some were raised in urban areas, other in the rural Midwest and all over the map. These parents and children juggled silence and solitude with a need to defend their families on the playground, at church, and at holiday gatherings. This is their story. The Kids was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).

Author : Glenn T. Stanton,Bill Maier
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781458735843

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Marriage on Trial by Glenn T. Stanton,Bill Maier Pdf

Surely gays have the same right to marry that heterosexuals do? Isn't banning gays from marriage just like banning interracial marriage? How does someone's gay marriage threaten your family? It doesn't matter for children as long as they have two loving parents; But lots of other cultures have different ways of forming families. Why can't we?..... We all have heard these questions and concerns offered as ''reasons'' for why same-sex marriage should be allowed in our society. Do they point us to the truth, or are there good answers in response? How do we respond? This book shows you that there are very compelling, caring and commonsense ways to answer every argument you might encounter in this debate. It will arm you with cogent and loving answers so that you can be an intelligent and compassionate advocate for marriage. This book is written for people who care about marriage and care about people. It is written in a conversational way to help you easily answer questions about this issue that are swirling all around us in the public debate. It is written in very plain language and is well-documented by the latest research. We will equip you to understand and explain how harmful same-sex marriage and parenting can be to people and our culture, and why natural marriage between one man and one woman is so important to the health of humanity.

Author : John Corvino,Maggie Gallagher
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780199756322

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Debating Same-Sex Marriage by John Corvino,Maggie Gallagher Pdf

This volume presents both sides of the debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized.

Author : Tracy Brown
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448883363

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Frequently Asked Questions About Same-Sex Marriage and When a Parent Is Gay by Tracy Brown Pdf

The issue of gay marriage is in the media every day. There are those who support it and those who oppose it. What a young reader can do when the issue affects him or her personally is addressed, as well as the most common questions surrounding gay marriage.

Author : Lesléa Newman
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763679897

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Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman Pdf

Candlewick relaunches a modern classic for this generation with an all-new, beautifully illustrated edition. Features an audio read-along! Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn’t have a daddy. Then something interesting happens. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. It doesn’t matter who makes up a family, the teacher says, because “the most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love one another.” This delightful edition for a new generation of young readers features fresh illustrations by Laura Cornell and an updated story by Lesléa Newman.

Author : David Blankenhorn
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781594033599

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The Future of Marriage by David Blankenhorn Pdf

The idea of this book began in a conversation David Blankenhorn had with the president of Freedom to Marry, a group advocating equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. This man asked Blankenhorn, a leading figure in the “marriage movement,” to endorse his group’s objectives. Feeling a bit defensive, Blankenhorn replied, “Every child deserves a mother and a father.” The Future of Marriage is the result of that conversation. In their current demands, Blankenhorn points out, gay and lesbian leaders are not asking for marriage with an adjective in front of it, but marriage itself. So in that sense, what marriage is and why it matters is ultimately what this debate is all about. What exactly is this institution to which gay and lesbian activists are seeking access? Why do we have it in the first place? Where did it come from? What is it for? How is it changing? These are some of the hard questions The Future of Marriage confronts. David Blankenhorn says that if same sex marriage debate is to be “redemptive rather than merely divisive,” it must accept the principle that all persons are equal in dignity. But it must also help us to rediscover and renew marriage as the main protector of our children and our primary social institution.

Author : Abbie E. Goldberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Children of gay parents
ISBN : 1433808307

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Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children by Abbie E. Goldberg Pdf

The past several decades have seen increasing controversies over lesbian and gay parenthood. More same sex couples than ever are becoming parents, building their families while others debate their legal rights pertaining to marriage and parenthood. Against this sociopolitical backdrop, how do same sex couples transition to parenthood, and what are their experiences as parents? Furthermore, what are the experiences of their children? This book provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. The book takes a family life cycle approach, beginning with research on how same sex couples meet and build healthy relationships, then describing how and why same sex couples decide to have children and how they grapple with the changing roles each partner must adopt. Their experiences raising children through young adulthood are explored, including the challenges of interacting with their children's schools and teachers. In the end, the book considers the perspectives of the children themselves, as young adults and adults speak out about their experiences having lesbian or gay parents. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, this book incorporates a range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, sexuality/gender studies, and human development. It also highlights understudied aspects of same sex parenting, such as termination of couple relationships. With practical recommendations in every chapter, this book is a resource for those who research lesbian and gay mental health and family issues, as well as those who provide services to lesbian and gay parents and parents-to-be.

Author : Hui Liu,Corinne Reczek,Lindsey Wilkinson
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781978803480

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Marriage and Health by Hui Liu,Corinne Reczek,Lindsey Wilkinson Pdf

Evidence shows that married couples have better overall health than unmarried people. Scholars and policy makers contend that same-sex marriage provide similar benefits as well. Marriage and Health represents the forefront of marriage and health research on same-sex couples. This collection of essays presents new perspectives that address the challenges faced by same-sex couples in multiple domains of well-being.

Author : Anthony Hayden
Publisher : Family Law Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Children of gay parents
ISBN : 1846613191

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Children and Same Sex Families by Anthony Hayden Pdf

This portable single volume handbook brings together the up-to-date statutory and jurisprudential position in family law appertaining to same sex couples, with an emphasis on children (where the law is at its most complex). The text clarifies the effect of the law of England and Wales as it relates to people with or wanting children who are in same sex relationships, in particular giving guidance as to complex issues such as; gender and what constitutes a same sex relationship; same sex relationships for the international family; the effect on parentage of the timing, location and manner of a child's conception issues of legality, illegality and status surrounding surrogacy and adoption; the family and financial consequences of the breakdown of same sex relationships and co parent relationships; the law relating to property ownership and succession for couples in a same sex relationship; the changes to the law in the HFEA 2008 which allow two people of the same sex to be the child's legal parents. Children and Same Sex Families: A Legal Handbook assists families, individuals and professionals in giving advice and making choices and arrangements to achieve the best outcome for that family. It is an invaluable guide to this rapidly evolving area of law written for all family lawyers and related professionals (eg charities; local authorities; healthcare trusts; adoption agencies; benefits agencies)

Author : Louise Spilsbury
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448860661

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Same-sex Marriage by Louise Spilsbury Pdf

Discusses the legal debate of same-sex marriage, including the history of the gay rights movement, the arguments both in support and opposition of same-sex marriage, and how same-sex marriage is treated around the world.

Author : Timothy F. Murphy
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780262018050

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Ethics, Sexual Orientation, and Choices about Children by Timothy F. Murphy Pdf

A critical review of the debate over the still-hypothetical possibility of prenatal intervention by parents to select the sexual orientation of their children. Parents routinely turn to prenatal testing to screen for genetic or chromosomal disorders or to learn their child's sex. What if they could use similar prenatal interventions to learn (or change) their child's sexual orientation? Bioethicists have debated the moral implications of this still-hypothetical possibility for several decades. Some commentators fear that any scientific efforts to understand the origins of homosexuality could mean the end of gay and lesbian people, if parents shy away from having homosexual children. Others defend parents' rights to choose the traits of their children in general and see no reason to treat sexual orientation differently. In this book, Timothy Murphy traces the controversy over prenatal selection of sexual orientation, offering a critical review of the literature and presenting his own argument in favor of parents' reproductive liberty. Arguing against commentators who want to restrict the scientific study of sexual orientation or technologies that emerge from that study, Murphy proposes a defense of parents' right to choose. This, he argues, is the only view that helps protect children from hurtful family environments, that is consistent with the increasing powers of prenatal interventions, and that respects human futures as something other than accidents of the genetic lottery.