Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints (1999) 4164166 182887346 2008-01-08T04:06:13Z Lazulilasher 1160275 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/72.38.238.149|72.38.238.149]] identified as [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] to last revision by [[User:JzG|JzG]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) :''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== {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background: #dcdcdc;" !Chapter !Viewpoint !Author !Notes |- | Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | | | |- | Introduction | | | |- | 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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]]. |- || 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. |- || 7. The Causes of Homosexuality Are Not Irrelevant | [[Simon LeVay]] | Reprint of "The Queer Gene Unleashed," ''[[The Mail and Guardian]]'', December 17, 1996. |- | 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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). |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- | 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. |- || 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. |- || 3. [[Christians]] Should Accept Homosexuality | [[Alice Ogden Bellis]] | Reprint of "When God Makes a Way," ''[[The Other Side]]'', March/April 28, 1995. |- || 4. Christians Should Not Accept Homosexuality | [[D. James Kennedy]] | Reprint of "Leading Voices Under Attack," ''[[Moody]]'', March 1996. |- || 5. Schools Should Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality | [[Shelly Reese]] | Reprint of "The Law and Gay Bashing in School," ''[[High Strides]]'', 20 May 1997. |- || 6. Schools Should Not Stress Acceptance of Homosexuality | [[Ed Vitagliano]] | Abridged from ''[[AFA Journal]]'', June 1997. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- | 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. |- || 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. |- || 3. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] Should Sanction Gay Marriage | [[Andrew Sullivan]] | Reprint of "What You Do," ''[[The New Republic]]'' March 18, 1996. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- || 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. |- | For Further Discussion | | | |- | Organizations to Contact | | | |- | Bibliography of Books | | | |- | Index | | | |- |} ==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]]