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Regent University Law Review
Challenges Mainstream Gay-Rights Perspective
Regent University Law Review
Volume 14, Number 2
Spring 2002
"Homosexuality: Truth Be Told"
In a rare demonstration of support for the traditional model
of the family, a law review has been published which offers
legal scholarship challenging gay activism.
"There is a dearth of legal scholarship being published that
critiques homosexual rights," said David Mundy, editor in
chief of the Regent University Law Review. "Since a debate
necessarily entails the presentation of both sides, this
issue is dedicated to voicing the traditional, conservative
side of the debate--a side that has been silenced in academia
by misguided political correctness and the power of the gay
rights lobby."
"Homosexuality: Truth be Told" contains articles by scholars
and researchers that were originally slated to appear in the
Stanford Law & Policy Review, but were subsequently rejected
at the last minute due to their challenging nature,
according to Mundy.
The articles are written from a wide perspective by authors
from the fields of in clinical psychology, psychiatry,
marketing, politics, and the law.
Regent University is a Christian graduate school offering
master's and doctoral degrees from a Judeo-Christian
perspective. To obtain a copy of this issue, contact
757-226-4333 or lawreview@regent.edu.
Some of the Articles in the Issue:
"Fairness, Accuracy and Honesty in Discussing Homosexuality
and Marriage," by Lynne arie Kohm & Mark A. Yarhouse, is an
introduction to this issue of the Regent University Law
Review. It explains the link between the social-science
literature and the law.
"Studies of Homosexual Parenting: A Critical Review," by
George Rekers & Mark Kilgus, describes the weaknesses in the
leading social-science studies on homosexual
parenting--studies which are relied upon by courts,
legislators, and lawyers in advocating changes in our laws
that relate to the adoption of children.
"Crafting Bi/Homosexual Youth," by Judith Reisman, critiques
the work of sexologists and sex educators; and details the
effect that the media and gay-rights organizations have in
influencing sexually-questioning youth to experiment with
homosexuality or to self-identify as gay.
"Homosexuality: Innate and Immutable?" by Dean Byrd & Stony
Olsen, challenges the research that purports to show that
homosexuality is biologically determined.
"Why NARTH? The American Psychiatric Association's
Destructive and Blind Pursuit of Political Correctness," by
Ben Kaufman, describes the political influence of gay-rights
activists in the APA's decision to redefine homosexuality,
and the way this decision has been utilized in the promotion
of gay-rights objectives.
"Gay Orthodoxy and Academic Heresy," by Ty Clevenger,
reveals the controversy behind the Stanford Law & Public
Policy Review's refusal to publish materials that question
or criticize orthodox gay-rights views.
"Defending Marriage: A Litigation Strategy to Oppose
Same-sex 'Marriage'" by Dale Schowengerdt, suggests
strategies that may be used by those who support the
traditional view of marriage.
Authors:
Steve Baldwin was elected to the California State Assembly
in 1994, where he chaired the Assembly Education Committee.
Professor Dean Byrd is a Clinical Professor at the
University of Utah and Vice President of NARTH.
Ty Clevenger, a graduate of Stanford Law School, is
currently serving as a clerk to Judge Morris S. Arnold of
the U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit.
Benjamin Kaufman, a former Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at The
University of California School of Medicine with a practice
in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, is a founding officer of
NARTH.
Lynn Marie Kohm is the John Brown McCarty Professor of
Family Law, Regent University School of Law.
Mark D. Kilgus is a board-certified child and adolescent
psychiatrist who presently serves as the Medical Director of
Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare Systems in Michigan.
Stony Olsen is a recent graduate of J. Reuben Clark School
of Law at Brigham Young University.
George Rekers, a Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral
Science at the University of South Carolina School of
Medicine, is author of The Handbook of Child and Adolescent
Sexual Problems.
Dr. Judith Reisman, president of the Institute for Media
Instruction, has served as consultant to three U.S.
Department of Justice administrations, The U.S. Department
of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Paul E. Rondeau is Director of Development for Regent
University.
Dale Schowengerdt is a doctoral candidate at the Regent
University School of Law.
Mark A. Yarhouse is an assistant professor of psychology,
Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling.
Updated: 20 February 2008
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