Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (1999)
- This article is about the second EDition ofHomosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints; for the first edition seeHomosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints(1993); for the third edition seeHomosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints(2003); for the fourth edition seeHomosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints(2006).
Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting points of view on four central questions about homosexuality: what causes it; whether homosexuals face serious discrimination; whether society should encourage increased acceptance of it; and whether society should sanction Gay and Lesbian families. It was edited by Mary E. Williams.
It was published by Greenhaven Press (San Diego) in 1999 as a 218-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-0053-X) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-0052-1).
Contents
Chapter |
Viewpoint |
Author |
Notes |
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Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1: What Causes Homosexuality? |
1. Homosexuality Is Biologically Determined |
Steve Kangas |
Reprint of "Gay Politics, Gay Science," web article dated November 7, 1997. |
2. A Biological Basis for Homosexuality Has Not Been Proven |
Steve Calverley and Rob Goetze |
Reprint of "Are People 'Born Gay'? A Look at the Most Cited Biological Research Studies," web article from New Direction for Life Ministries, September 22, 1998. |
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3. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Probably Genetic |
Richard Pillard |
Excerpt from "The Genetic Theory of [...] Orientation," The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Winter 1997. |
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4. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Probably Environmental |
Part I: Illinois Family Institute, Part II: Cal Thomas |
Part I: Excerpt from "Summary Statement on Homosexuality," 1997. Part II: Reprint of "Gay Conversion: A Reality Psychologists Ignore," Christian American, January/February 1998. |
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5. A Variety of Factors May Cause Homosexuality |
Charles Lopresto |
Reprint of "Lopresto's guest column" on The Gay Gene website edited by Chandler Burr. |
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6. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Irrelevant |
Erin Blades |
Reprint of "The Gay Gene: What Does It Matter?," The Peak, February 1996. |
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7. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Not Irrelevant |
Simon LeVay |
Reprint of "The Queer Gene Unleashed," The Mail and Guardian, December 17, 1996. |
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Chapter 2: Do Homosexuals Face Serious Discrimination? |
1. Homosexuals Are an Oppressed Minority |
Brian R. Allen |
Excerpt from "Do Homosexuals Constitute a Legitimate Minority?," web article, 1996. |
2. Homosexuals Are Not an Oppressed Minority |
Elizabeth Wright |
Excerpt from "In the Name of 'Civil Rights'," Issues and Views, Spring 1996. |
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3. Homosexuals Need Antidiscrimination Laws |
American Civil Liberties Union |
Reprint of the ACLU's testimony on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act â H.R. 1863 before the Subcommittee on Government Programs, Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives, July 17, 1996. |
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4. Homosexuals Do Not Need Antidiscrimination Laws |
Concerned Women for America |
Excerpt from "Big Bad Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act," November 1997 policy paper. |
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5. Homophobia Increases the [...] Risk for Gay Teens |
Frances Snowder |
Reprint of "Preventing Gay Teen [...]," in Open Lives, Safe Schools, edited by Donovan R. Walling (Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, 1996, ISBN 0-87367-485-5). |
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6. The Problem of Gay Teen [...] Has Been Exaggerated |
Philip Jenkins |
Excerpt from "One in Ten: A Gay Mythology," Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, October 1996. |
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7. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Is a Failure |
Andrew Sullivan |
Reprint of "Undone by 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'," The New York Times, April 9, 1998. |
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8. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Could Be Beneficial |
Lars-Erik Nelson |
Reprint of "Straights, Gays, False Charges," Liberal Opinion Week, March 25, 1996. |
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Chapter 3: Should Society Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality? |
1. Society Should Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality |
Rayford Kytle |
Adapted from Kytle's speech to employees of the U.S. Public Health Service, December 1993. |
2. Society Should Not Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality |
The Ramsey Colloquium |
Excerpt from "Morality and Homosexuality," First Things, March 1994. |
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3. Christians Should Accept Homosexuality |
Alice Ogden Bellis |
Reprint of "When God Makes a Way," The Other Side, March/April 28, 1995. |
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4. Christians Should Not Accept Homosexuality |
D. James Kennedy |
Reprint of "Leading Voices Under Attack," Moody, March 1996. |
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5. Schools Should Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality |
Shelly Reese |
Reprint of "The Law and Gay Bashing in School," High Strides, 20 May 1997. |
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6. Schools Should Not Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality |
Ed Vitagliano |
Abridged from AFA Journal, June 1997. |
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7. Therapists Should "Help" People Overcome Unwanted Homosexuality |
National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality |
Reprint of "New Study Confirms Homosexuality Can Be Overcome," NARTH Bulletin, August 1997. |
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8. Therapists Should Not Try to Change Anyone's [...] Orientation |
American Psychological Association |
Reprint of "Answers to Your Questions About [...] Orientation and Homosexuality," July 1998. |
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Chapter 4: Should Society Sanction Gay and Lesbian Families? |
1. Society Should Allow Same-[...] Marriage |
Ralph Wedgwood |
Reprint of "What Are We Fighting For?," The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Fall 1997. |
2. Society Should Not Allow Same-[...] Marriage |
Burman Skrable |
Excerpt from "Homosexual Marriage: Much to Fear," Culture Wars, October 1996. |
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3. The Roman Catholic Church Should Sanction Gay Marriage |
Andrew Sullivan |
Reprint of "What You Do," The New Republic March 18, 1996. |
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4. The Roman Catholic Church Cannot Sanction Gay Marriage |
Joseph Charron and William Skylstad |
Reprint of "Statement on Same [...]-Unions," Origins, August 1, 1996. |
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5. Homosexual Parenting Is Harmful to Children |
Robert H. Knight and Daniel S. Garcia |
Reprint of "Homosexual Parenting: Bad for Children, Bad for Society," Family Research Council Insight, May 1994. |
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6. Homosexual Parenting Is Not Harmful to Children |
Gary Sanders |
Reprint of "Normal Families: Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting," In The Family, Nov/Dec 1997. |
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For Further Discussion |
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Organizations to Contact |
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Bibliography of Books |
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Index |
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External links
- Homosexuality at BookRags.com.