SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sperm Donation, Forego, Monogamy
31 Oct 2013
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Experience of gays and lesbians in their families of origin. Same sex couples and same sex couples raising children. Chapter 22, fox, gilligan dunne, opting into motherhood: lesbians blurring the boundaries and. Canadian research by fiona nelson; bonnie fox and doreen fumia. Research paints an overall negative picture in regards to responses of families to gay /lesbian kids. Suggesting that you are an abomination: harassment. Physical and verbal: loss of freedom, denial, abuse. Gays/lesbians are sluts don"t do long term relationships, only casual sex. Make lesbians and gays appear to be anti-family. Research: norm for gays/lesbians is serial monogamy. Gay men are more likely to be pedophiles. Not at all supported by the research the majority of child abusers are heterosexual men (often fathers) Kids of gay/lesbian parents will be gay. Research shows that the sexuality of the parent has no effect on the sexuality of the kid.
