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| This what anti-gay groups want people to believe about lgbts |
Editor's note - Monday is upon is and it seems to be a slow day. With that in mind, it is a perfect time to again visit past points I made about anti-gay groups and the "homosexuality is a dangerous lifestyle" lie they push. I've noticed that in recently posts and comments, anti-gay groups and spokespeople now vaguely talk about how supposed dangers of homosexuality, whereas in the past, they would give details by way of junk science or cherry-picked studies. Make no mistake about it, efforts by lgbt bloggers and allies (specifically the Southern Poverty Law Center) have definitely made anti-gay groups spooked about pulling out their false proof in regards to the so-called dangers of homosexuality. But that's to say we don't need a reminder of their claims:
Distortion - Lgbt homes are not ideal homes to raise children because
gay supportive researcher Judith Stacey said so in her study:
“A study conducted by Judith Stacey and Timothy Biblarz, sociologists
at the University of Southern California, revealed that children raised
by homosexual couples ‘seem to grow up to be more open to homoerotic
relationships.’ The study showed that 12 percent of girls raised in
lesbian homes became active lesbians themselves—increasing the
likelihood of lesbianism by more than 400 percent.” - Fast Facts, Gay Adoption, Coral Ridge Ministries
Researcher Judith Stacey thinks that children do well in homosexual
homes. She says her study found that girls brought up by lesbians show
greater interest in masculine activities and dress and seek
non-traditional female jobs. Boys in lesbian homes are more feminine and
more nurturing. Children in these homes also become sexually active
with same-sex partners. - Children In Homosexual Homes Become Sexually Confused, Traditional Values Coalition
Truth - Judith Stacey had gone on record numerous times decrying how her research in lgbt homes have been distorted. According to
respectmyresearch.org:
. . . Stacey and Biblarz noted preliminary evidence of some “modest
and interesting” differences between children raised by heterosexual
parents and children raised by lesbian and gay parents, but they
affirmed that “parental sexual orientation has no measurable effect on
the quality of parent-child relationships or on children’s mental health
or adjustment.”
In addition, via this
link, she calls Focus on the Family to the carpet for distorting her work.
Distortion - Lesbian and gay relationships are generally violent Part 1:
A study in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence examined conflict
and violence in lesbian relationships. The researchers found that 90
percent of the lesbians surveyed had been recipients of one or more acts
of verbal aggression from their intimate partners during the year prior
to this study, with 31 percent reporting one or more incidents of
physical abuse.” - Comparing the Lifestyles of Homosexual Couples to Married Couples, Family Research Council
There is a higher rate of violence in lesbian and homosexual
relationships than in married, heterosexual relationships. A study in
the Journal of Interpersonal Violence examined conflict and violence in
lesbian relationships. The researchers found that 90% of the lesbians
surveyed had been recipients of one or more acts of verbal aggression
from their intimate partners during the year prior to this study, with
31% reporting one or more incidents of physical abuse. - Same-Sex Parenting is Harmful to Children Says REAL Women of Canada, Lifesite News
Truth - According to the
Journal of Interpersonal Violence’s own
web page:
The Journal of Interpersonal Violence offers the most up-to-date
information on domestic violence, rape, child sexual abuse and other
violent crimes . . . Focusing on both victims and perpetrators, the
journal examines theoretical links between all types of interpersonal
violence, exploring the similarities and differences between these types
of crimes.
In other words, the
Journal of Interpersonal Violence tracks domestic violence, as well as other violent crimes.
Those surveyed in journal articles are the victims of violence, verbal
or otherwise, because this is what the journal is designed to track.
However, what religious right groups are doing here is the equivalent of
taking a study of domestic violence in the African-American community
published in the
Journal of Interpersonal Violence and using it to allege that black relationships are indicative of violent behavior.
