Comments on: "Your Research Cited by Gay Marriage Opponent"

By: Anti-Gay Bigots Hijack an Entire Law Review

Anti-Gay Bigots Hijack an Entire Law Review — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:14:51 +0000

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By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:44:02 +0000

RM, just follow the original link, the citations are in endnotes at the bottom. Mostly it's the same old thing: falsely extrapolating "two parent heterosexual households are better than one-parent heterosexual households" into claiming that "two-parent heterosexual are best and therfore better than homosexual households." With some bogus "gays are more likely to contract syphilis" claims thrown in for flavor.

By: Rick Moore

Rick Moore — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:55:27 +0000

Kip — I'm with Rockway Institute in San Francisco. Our mission is to counter the misuse of research by right-wing groups and thus to help advance the LGBT movement. I would love to see the seven researchers names and, if you have it, citations for the articles, as well as citations for the right-wing publications that misused the research. Possible to share? (I'm moderating a presentation to the National Gay & Lesbian Journalists Association Aug. 22 in Washington, D.C. on that very topic. It would be helpful to have some recent examples. We know of many of them, but I hope you may have some new ones.)

By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:38:16 +0000

It was interesting to learn just how hard it can be to find the email address of an academic based only on a article citation. I would have thought that professors would want to be found by people who want to follow up with them.

By: Windypundit

Windypundit — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:21:30 +0000

Great idea. I'm looking forward to seeing what answers you get.