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The Colorado amendment which Mansfield was defending denies homosexuals no civil or political rights; what it does prohibit is legislation defining gays and lesbians as a protected minority. Should the government be forced to enact employment quotas for homosexuals, prevented from considering homosexuality in adoption placements, prohibited from encouraging marriage...

Author: By Christopher B. Brown, | Title: Homosexuality's Frustration and Shame | 10/26/1993 | See Source »

Although it may come as a shock to Mansfield, most of us are living in the late 20th century where heterosexual sex is not necessary for procreation. Mansfield said that homosexual couples do not have social value because they do not have children. I'm sure he'll be relieved...

Author: By Jamie W. Billett, | Title: Attack Mansfield's Speech, Not Him | 10/22/1993 | See Source »

A switched-at-birth case was resolved when a Florida teenager legally gave her biological parents the finger, while another game of musical parents ended with Jessica DeBoer returning to the "mom" who gave her up for adoption and the "dad" who was no where to be found when she...

Author: By Jordan Schreiber, | Title: Total Recall | 9/21/1993 | See Source »

There are only a few hundred documented cases of adoption or foster parenting by open gays. But many prospective gay parents conceal their orientation, so the actual number is surely larger. Gary Morin of Silver Spring, Maryland, found it much easier to adopt Jonathon, now 4, as a single parent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gay Parents: Under Fire and on the Rise | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

Most people agree that a child is best off growing up in an intact family with two loving parents. Most heterosexuals, and even a lot of gays, think it is better if there is one parent of each gender. Rarely is that the choice. Custody battles arise because parents split...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gay Parents: Under Fire and on the Rise | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

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