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Professional association policy statements and links to research articles on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, LGBT parenting/family, LGBT youth issues and conversion "ex-gay" therapy.
Latest -- October 7, 2008 -- Arcus Foundation Supports Rockway Institute’s LGBT Public Policy Project in Michigan
Arcus Foundation, a major funder of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) programs in Michigan as well as nationally and internationally, has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Rockway Institute. The funds will support Rockway’s “Michigan Project for Informed Public Policy.” The project will organize social scientists, mental health experts, and medical professionals in Michigan to convey accurate information about LGBT issues to the media, legislators, courts, and other policy makers. (more)
Latest -- February 15, 2008 -- Protecting gay youth in our schools by Robert-Jay Green, Ph.D.
The recent shooting death of a 15-year-old student in Oxnard, California highlights the need for programs that help students accept peers who are different. (more)
Latest -- October 30, 2008 -- Study: How Same-Sex Marriage Affects Gay Couples,
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A study conducted 13 months after same-sex marriage in Massachusetts became legal found that obtaining legal protections and making a public statement of commitment were the most often mentioned motivations for same-sex marriage. (more)
Rockway Video
Latest -- June 6, 2008, "Gay Rights and The Politics of 2008" The New School, New York, NY
The Wolfson Center for National Affairs in association with the Rockway Institute for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Research and Public Policy presents a panel on issues of marriage and the family, employment, health and well-being to assess electoral politics and the interests of a gay constituency. (see video)
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ALSO -- June 7, 2007, "Gay and Lesbian Relationships -- Fighting the Politicization of Science"
The New School, New York, NY
The Wolfson Center for National Affairs in association with the Rockway Institute for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Research and Public Policy presents a panel on how the existing social science and mental health research on same-sex couples, lesbian/gay parents, and "ex-gay" therapies strongly refutes the anti-gay propaganda being distributed by right-wing groups in the media, legislatures, and the courts. (see video)
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