from Social Issues
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.
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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.