Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (1999)
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:''This article is about the second edition of ''Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints''; for the first edition see ''[[Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (1993)|Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints'' (1993)'']]''; for the third edition see ''[[Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (2003)|Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints'' (2003)'']]''; for the fourth edition see ''[[Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (2006)|Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints'' (2006)'']]''.''
'''''Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book, in the [[Opposing Viewpoints series]], presenting selections of contrasting points of view on four central questions about [[homosexuality]]: what causes it; whether homosexuals face serious discrimination; whether society should encourage increased acceptance of it; and whether society should sanction [[Gay]] and [[Lesbian]] families. It was edited by [[Mary E. Williams]].
It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[San Diego]]) in [[1999]] as a 218-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-0053-X) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-0052-1).
==Contents==
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| Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
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| Introduction
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| rowspan=7 | '''Chapter 1: What Causes Homosexuality?'''
| 1. Homosexuality Is Biologically Determined
| [[Steve Kangas]]
| Reprint of "Gay Politics, Gay Science," web article dated November 7, 1997.
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|| 2. A Biological Basis for Homosexuality Has Not Been Proven
| [[Steve Calverley]] and [[Rob Goetze]]
| Reprint of "[http://web.archive.org/web/1998-1996re_/http://www.execulink.com/~newdirec/2_biol.htm Are People 'Born Gay'? A Look at the Most Cited Biological Research Studies]," web article from [[New Direction for Life Ministries]], September 22, 1998.
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|| 3. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Probably [[Genetics|Genetic]]
| [[Richard Pillard]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/genetics/evolution.html The Genetic Theory of Sexual Orientation]," ''[[The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review]]'', Winter 1997.
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|| 4. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Probably Environmental
| ''Part I:'' [[Illinois Family Institute]], ''Part II:'' [[Cal Thomas]]
| ''Part I:'' Excerpt from "[http://web.archive.org/web/19981202090136re_/www.ilfaminst.com/homopb.htm Summary Statement on Homosexuality]," 1997. ''Part II:'' Reprint of "Gay Conversion: A Reality Psychologists Ignore," ''[[Christian American]]'', January/February 1998.
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|| 5. A Variety of Factors May Cause Homosexuality
| [[Charles Lopresto]]
| Reprint of "[http://members.aol.com/gaygene/pages/guest.htm Lopresto's guest column]" on [[The Gay Gene]] website edited by [[Chandler Burr]].
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|| 6. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Irrelevant
| [[Erin Blades]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/96-1/issue6/gaygene.html The Gay Gene: What Does It Matter?]," ''[[The Peak (newspaper)|The Peak]]'', February 1996.
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|| 7. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Not Irrelevant
| [[Simon LeVay]]
| Reprint of "The Queer Gene Unleashed," ''[[The Mail and Guardian]]'', December 17, 1996.
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| rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 2: Do Homosexuals Face Serious [[Discrimination]]?'''
| 1. Homosexuals Are an Oppressed Minority
| [[Brian R. Allen]]
| Excerpt from "Do Homosexuals Constitute a Legitimate Minority?," web article, 1996.
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|| 2. Homosexuals Are Not an Oppressed Minority
| [[Elizabeth Wright]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.issues-views.com/index.php/sect/2004/article/2061 In the Name of 'Civil Rights']," ''[[Issues and Views]]'', Spring 1996.
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|| 3. Homosexuals Need [[List of anti-discrimination acts|Antidiscrimination Laws]]
| [[American Civil Liberties Union]]
| Reprint of [http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:pTCwSfNcp4EJ:www.aclu.org/issues/gay/endatest.html+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 the ACLU's testimony] on the [[Employment Non-Discrimination Act]] — [[H.R. 1863]] before the [[Subcommittee on Government Programs]], [[Committee on Small Business]], [[U.S. House of Representatives]], July 17, 1996.
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|| 4. Homosexuals Do Not Need Antidiscrimination Laws
| [[Concerned Women for America]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=970&department=CWA&categoryid=family Big Bad Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act]," November 1997 policy paper.
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|| 5. Homophobia Increases the [[Suicide]] Risk for Gay Teens
| [[Frances Snowder]]
| Reprint of "Preventing Gay Teen Suicide," in ''[[Open Lives, Safe Schools]]'', edited by [[Donovan R. Walling]] ([[Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation]], 1996, ISBN 0-87367-485-5).
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|| 6. The Problem of Gay Teen Suicide Has Been Exaggerated
| [[Philip Jenkins]]
| Excerpt from "One in Ten: A Gay Mythology," ''[[Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture]]'', October 1996.
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|| 7. The "[[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]]" Policy Is a Failure
| [[Andrew Sullivan]]
| Reprint of "[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20B15FC3C590C7A8CDDAD0894D0494D81 Undone by 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell']," ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 9, 1998.
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|| 8. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Could Be Beneficial
| [[Lars-Erik Nelson]]
| Reprint of "Straights, Gays, False Charges," ''[[Liberal Opinion Week]]'', March 25, 1996.
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| rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 3: Should Society Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality?'''
| 1. Society Should Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality
| [[Rayford Kytle]]
| Adapted from Kytle's speech to employees of the [[U.S. Public Health Service]], December 1993.
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|| 2. Society Should Not Encourage Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality
| [[The Ramsey Colloquium]]
| Excerpt from "[http://www.narth.com/docs/colloquium.html Morality and Homosexuality]," ''[[First Things]]'', March 1994.
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|| 3. [[Christians]] Should Accept Homosexuality
| [[Alice Ogden Bellis]]
| Reprint of "When God Makes a Way," ''[[The Other Side]]'', March/April 28, 1995.
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|| 4. Christians Should Not Accept Homosexuality
| [[D. James Kennedy]]
| Reprint of "Leading Voices Under Attack," ''[[Moody]]'', March 1996.
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|| 5. Schools Should Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality
| [[Shelly Reese]]
| Reprint of "The Law and Gay Bashing in School," ''[[High Strides]]'', 20 May 1997.
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|| 6. Schools Should Not Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality
| [[Ed Vitagliano]]
| Abridged from ''[[AFA Journal]]'', June 1997.
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|| 7. Therapists Should "Help" People Overcome Unwanted Homosexuality
| [[National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.narth.com/docs/study.html New Study Confirms Homosexuality Can Be Overcome]," ''[[NARTH Bulletin]]'', August 1997.
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|| 8. Therapists Should Not Try to Change Anyone's Sexual Orientation
| [[American Psychological Association]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.apa.org/topics/sbehaviorsub1.html Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality]," July 1998.
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| rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 4: Should Society Sanction [[Same-sex marriage|Gay and Lesbian Families]]?'''
| 1. Society Should Allow Same-Sex Marriage
| [[Ralph Wedgwood (professor)|Ralph Wedgwood]]
| Reprint of "What Are We Fighting For?," ''[[The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review]]'', Fall 1997.
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|| 2. Society Should Not Allow Same-Sex Marriage
| [[Burman Skrable]]
| Excerpt from "[http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:Q8IMj9RSnnYJ:www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/HOMOMARR.TXT+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Homosexual Marriage: Much to Fear]," ''[[Culture Wars]]'', October 1996.
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|| 3. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] Should Sanction Gay Marriage
| [[Andrew Sullivan]]
| Reprint of "What You Do," ''[[The New Republic]]'' March 18, 1996.
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|| 4. The Roman Catholic Church Cannot Sanction Gay Marriage
| [[Joseph Charron]] and [[William Skylstad]]
| Reprint of "[http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=5292 Statement on Same Sex-Unions]," ''Origins'', August 1, 1996.
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|| 5. Homosexual Parenting Is Harmful to Children
| [[Robert H. Knight]] and [[Daniel S. Garcia]]
| Reprint of "[http://web.archive.org/web/1998-1996re_/http://www.frc.org/insight/is94e3hs.html Homosexual Parenting: Bad for Children, Bad for Society]," ''[[Family Research Council Insight]]'', May 1994.
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|| 6. Homosexual Parenting Is Not Harmful to Children
| [[Gary Sanders]]
| Reprint of "Normal Families: Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting," ''[[In The Family]]'', Nov/Dec 1997.
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| For Further Discussion
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| Organizations to Contact
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| Bibliography of Books
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| Index
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==External links==
*[http://www.bookrags.com/researchtopics/homosexuality-ov/ ''Homosexuality''] at [[BookRags.com]].
[[Category:1999 books]]
[[Category:LGBT literature in the United States]]
[[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]]