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from Social Issues
American Psychological Association
Endorses Gay Marriage And Adoption
In a press release issued on July 28, the American Psychological Association
officially endorsed gay marriage and adoption, and condemned laws in the areas
of marriage and adoption that treat heterosexuality and homosexuality
differently.
The APA issued a resolution favoring gay marriage, based upon the recommendation
of the APA's "Working Group on Same-Sex Families and Relationships." The
committee consists of gay activists.
The resolution stated in part,
"... denial of access to marriage to same-sex couples may especially harm people
who also experience discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, disability,
gender and gender identity, religion, and socioeconomic status... Therefore, be
it resolved that the APA believes that it is unfair and discriminatory to deny
same-sex couples legal access to civil marriage and to all its attendant
benefits, rights, and privileges."
Members of the APA's Working Group on Same-Sex Families and Relationships are:
- Dr. Armand Cerbone, who was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of
Fame in 2003 and was awarded an award for distinguished service to the gay
movement by the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and
Bisexual Issues, which is Division 44 of the APA.
- Dr. Beverly Green, who served as editor of Psychological Perspectives on
Lesbian and Gay Issues, published by Sage Publications in 2000.
- Dr. Kristin Hancock, who developed the APA's "Guidelines for Psychotherapy
with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients," and is a founding member of APA's
Division 44, a group focusing on gay issues.
- Dr. Lawrence A. Kurdek, who serves on the editorial board of Contemporary
Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology.
- Dr. Candace A. McCullough, a lesbian who was profiled with her partner, Sharon
Duchesneau, by the Washington Post on March 31, 2002. McCullough and Duchesneau
are both deaf; they chose to have Duchesneau artificially inseminated with sperm
from a deaf donor who would make it highly likely that that they would have a
deaf child.
At the time the article was written, they were unsure if they had succeeded in
creating an infant with hearing loss. Both Duchesneu and McCullough do not
consider deafness a medical condition, but a cultural identity. They wanted a
child that would fit into their deaf community.
Updated: 8 February 2008
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