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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 -- June 5, 2009 -- The Hidden Cost of Marriage Exclusion
by Robert-Jay Green, PhD - Posted on Bilerico.com
The California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8, which eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry in California, is constitutional. While the decision and its political ramifications will be debated endlessly, there is another effect of the ruling that has not received attention – the harsh mental health impact on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) single individuals, couples, and their families and friends. (more)
Latest -- February 2, 2009 -- Only one-fifth of Oregon's same-sex couples opt for union
by Bill Graves, The Oregonian
Some 2,600 Oregon same-sex couples -- about one in five -- have registered for domestic partnerships since the civil unions became legal a year ago this week. (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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