From: Torre, Sarah Sarah.Torre@heritage.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Subject: Links to New Research by Mark Regnerus
Below please find the link to Mark Regnerus’ recently released article in the latest issue of Social Science Research. A PDF of the study and Mark’s responses to comments on the study are also included in the attached.
How Different are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study (Link to free HTML and PDF copies of Mark Regnerus’ study)
Same-sex parenting and children’s outcomes: A closer examination of the American Psychological Association’s brief on lesbian and gay parenting by Loren Marks, published June 10, 2012 in the same issue of Social Science Research
Reviewers’ comments on Regnerus’ and Marks’ articles:
The well-being of children with gay and lesbian parents by Paul R. Amato
What can we learn from studies of children raised by gay or lesbian parents? By David J. Eggebeen
Further comments on the papers by Marks and Regnerus by Cynthia Osborne
Mark Regnerus’ response to these comments are in the attached and are also available online: Response to Paul Amato, David Eggebeen, and Cynthia Osborne
News coverage:
Queer as Folk: Does it really make no difference if your parents are straight of gay? by Mark Regnerus (Slate Magazine, June 11, 2012)
Back in the Gay: Does new study indict gay parenthood or make a case for gay marriage? by William Saletan (Slate Magazine, June 11, 2012) [responding to Mark Regnerus’ article]
Q & A with Mark Regnerus about the background of his new study by Mark Regnerus (Patheos, June 10, 2012)
Study Suggests Risks from Same-Sex Parenting: Stark gaps in the ‘gold standard’ data set by Cheryl Wetzstein (Washington Times, June 10, 2012)
Studies Challenge Widely Held Assumptions About Same-Sex Parenting by Lois M. Collins (Deseret News, June 9, 2012)
Family Structure Counts, editorial (Deseret News, June 9, 2012)