Journalist sues University of Central Florida for docs on publication of flawed parenting study

In a quest for more answers surrounding the swift publication of sociologist Mark Regnerus’ paper on the controversial “New Family Structures Study” in the sociology journal Social Science Research, independent journalist John Becker filed a lawsuit More… Monday, seeking access to public records from the University of Central Florida in

University of Texas professor behind controversial study wades further into gay-marriage debate

“You are a researcher, not an advocate. You are simply reporting on what the data tells us.”
This is the first in a long list of media-training guidelines drafted for sociologist Mark Regnerus in preparation for last year’s release of his findings of the infamous “New Family Structures Study,” a More…

Maryland lawmaker cranks HIV-decriminalization gears with message bill

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A Maryland lawmaker and a handful of local advocates have started the course to repeal the state’s HIV-specific criminal law, and if other states’ efforts are any indication, Maryland’s path will likely be a long and winding one.

Goal of UT parenting study was to influence SCOTUS decisions on gay marriage, docs show

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The conservative funders who bankrolled a flawed and widely cited academic study that’s critical of gay parenting* choreographed its release in time to influence “major decisions of the Supreme Court,” documents show.

UT releases docs related to controversial parenting study

The University of Texas at Austin has begun releasing university records surrounding UT sociology professor Mark Regnerus’ controversial “New Family Structures Study,” following the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s recent ruling in favor of an American Independent records request. More…

In face of inaction on emergency-contraception access, Native women turn to their own plan b

“No, ma’am,” says the pharmacy tech over the phone at the Choctaw Nation’s health clinic in Hugo, Okla., when I ask if the clinic carries emergency contraception. More…

‘Abortion doesn’t unrape you’

After two GOP Senate candidates saw their campaigns implode when they made controversial comments about abortion and rape, Republicans like Sen. John McCain have been asking their party to just shut up about abortion More….

Christian anti-abortion group sues government for taxpayer funding

Should taxpayer funds be used to help a “Christ centered ministry” buy and renovate a building in which it will offer Bible instruction and other services aimed at preventing abortion? More…

AUDIO: National Organization for Marriage wants Starbucks to pay ‘price’ in Middle East

The National Organization for Marriage is pledging to continue its efforts to ensure that companies that back same-sex marriage pay a “price” in Middle Eastern countries that are hostile to gay rights. More…

Witherspoon scholar was ‘paid consultant’ on parenting study

When University of Texas professor Mark Regnerus released a study this summer portraying gay parents in a negative light, he insisted that the conservative funders who backed the research had no involvement in how it was designed, implemented, or interpreted.
But recently emerging evidence shows that a scholar affiliated at More…

Anti-abortion scholar: Restrictions should be designed to raise costs for women

Health experts challenge coerced-abortion laws

On a Friday morning in September 2005, 22-year-old Brittany Wilson sat in a Planned Parenthood clinic a mile away from her home in Sioux Falls, S.D., and bawled her eyes out. More…

House legal team cites controversial parenting study

A Republican-controlled congressional body this week used a controversial new parenting study to argue that the Defense of Marriage Act is constitutional. More…

UT seeks to withhold parenting study documents, citing ‘investigation’

The University of Texas is arguing it should not have to release documents related to a controversial parenting study conducted by one of its professors, citing as one of its reasons an “ongoing compliance investigation” into allegations of scientific misconduct. More…

Controversial parenting study reaches the courts

Just one day after the results of a controversial parenting study were released to the public, the research was used – and misrepresented – in a federal court brief defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. More…

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