FCST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lgbt Parenting, Sexual Identity, Lgbt Social Movements

• School: MSU
• Department: Family and Child Studies
• Course: FCST 100
• Professor: Van Eeden- Moorefield

Document Summary

Research on children reared in gl families and heterosexual families. Currently 51% believe that sexuality is biological, 30% upbringing, 8% both, The mother"s uterus as the environment, not home life. Sometimes it is better to not come out depending on the. Research on risk and protective factors situation. Unsafe to come out in family, work or social setting. Estimates include 2. 5-10% of the population is gay or lesbian (best guest is. 1. 2 million households counted in the census. 6% of the us population includes lesbian and gay families with children. Because they are more likely to be denied due to sexual orientation. In 1610 virginia was the first colony to pass the sodomy law in america. First gay rights group in 1924, first lesbian rights group in 1965. In 1969 the gay rights movement begins. Same sex marriage is legal throughout the entire us.