Sunday, June 24, 2012

International LGBT, States, Psych, Marriage Equality, Religion, Worley, Salon.com

International LGBT
States
Psych
  • The Science of 'Gaydar' NYT
  • How One Flawed Study Spawned a Decade of Lies--"In 2001, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, psychiatrist and professor emeritus of Columbia University, presented a paper at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association about something called 'reparative therapy' for gay men and women. By undergoing reparative therapy, the paper claimed, gay men and women could change their sexual orientation."
  • APA Blasts Allegedly Biased Report on Gay Parents--"On the basis of a remarkably consistent body of research on lesbian and gay parents and their children, the American Psychological Association and other health, professional, and scientific organizations have concluded that there is no scientific evidence that parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation."
Marriage Equality
Religion
Worley
Salon.com