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University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus sparked a firestorm of criticism from pro-homosexual activists when his peer-reviewed scholarly  article  on children raised by homosexual parents was published in the journal  Social Science Research  in June. Using a large, population-based sample, Dr. Regnerus found that children whose parents had a same-sex romantic relationship while the child was growing up suffer deficits compared to children raised by their own married biological mother and father. Dr. Mark Regnerus. Because the study undermined the politically correct claim that such children are “no different” from children with heterosexual parents, and because it reinforced a key point made in defense of the natural definition of marriage as the union of man and woman (namely, that kids need both a mom and a dad), it became urgent for pro-homosexual activists to discredit the study and, if possible, destroy Regnerus. That effort, thus far, has failed. When a liber

AUSTIN, TX , August 30, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A Texas university has determined that “no formal investigation is warranted” against a professor who published a rigorous study this summer finding that children of heterosexual parents fare better in many respects than children of homosexual parents. Mark Regnerus is vindicated. The University of Texas at Austin   announced  this week it would not pursue allegations against associate sociology professor Mark Regnerus an article published in the journal  Social Science Research  in July. The announcement came in response to LGBT activist and blog author Scott Rosensweig, who had accused Regnerus of crafting a study “designed so as to be guaranteed to make gay people look bad, through means plainly fraudulent and defamatory,” and of “harbor[ing] anti-gay prejudices” because he is Catholic . The  study  unearthed alarming disparities between the two family models, from suicide attempts and unemployment rates to sexual

Sound public policy requires knowledge of the facts. But recent events show that disagreements about the evidence on hot button issues are often resolved in state capitols, not the ivory tower. In the debate over same-sex marriage and parenting, one of the key empirical questions is whether same-sex relationships harm children. The July issue of  Social Science Research published a study by University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus that found that adult children of parents who had same-sex relationships reported more emotional problems than did those who were raised by parents in heterosexual marriages. Political activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate jumped on the article. Opponents of same-sex marriage   cited the research  as evidence of the problems of same-sex parenthood.  Social conservatives  jumped on the results as scientific confirmation of their beliefs and intuition. Proponents of gay rights and same-sex marriage, however, said the study was bogu

A new study which found that children of heterosexual parents fare better on numerous indicators of personal well-being than children of homosexual parents is being hailed by true marriage advocates as by far the most scientifically credible studies to date on the subject. Authored by Mark Regnerus, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin , the study will be published in the July 2012 issue of Social Science Research, and is currently  available online . Regnerus’ findings, based upon the responses from children raised by their biological parents , or a homosexual parent with his or her partner, were striking. He found that 12% of those with a lesbian mother and 24% of those with a gay father reported having recently contemplated suicide, compared to only 5% raised by an intact biological family or a single parent . While 28% of those raised by a lesbian mother and 20% of those raised by a gay father reported being currently unemployed, compared to 8% ra

Interview with Professor Mark Regnerus from The Daily Texan on Vimeo . Under scrutiny with the recent release of his research results, Associate Professor Mark Regnerus conceded The Daily Texan an interview to defend and expand upon his stance. Related articles U. of Texas Investigating Mark Regnerus for Scientific Misconduct Over Flawed, Anti-Gay Parenting 'Study' (towleroad.com) The Fallout of Lesbian Motherhood (illinoisreview.typepad.com) Same-sex parenting study hits courts (salon.com) More social scientists stepping forward to defend Regnerus study (winteryknight.wordpress.com) Professor Mark Regnerus Must Be Punished! (nationalreview.com) University Of Texas To Investigate Flawed Parenting Study (thinkprogress.org) Studies challenge established views development of children raised by gay or lesbian parents (eurekalert.org) Not thinking about the children (economist.com) A Study On Same-Sex Parenting (medicalnewstoday.com) Glenn Stanton w

The University of Texas has launched a “ scientific misconduct ” investigation of UT sociologist Mark Regnerus, after he was accused by homosexual activists of “scientific misconduct” in  his recent study .  Regnerus’ study, published in the July issue of Social Science Research,  found  that children of homosexual parents have significantly more social and mental-health problems than children of heterosexual parents. The study  has been described  as a “gold standard” study, because of its use of a large, random sample, with responses coming from the children of opposite sex and same-sex parents. Previous studies on the subject of homosexual parenting have typically used small “convenience” samples, and have often relied on the responses of the parents, rather than the children. Professor Mark Regnerus The study raised a tremendous outcry from gay rights activists, including from Scott Rosensweig, or “Scott Rose”, a writer on LGBTQ issues for “The  New Civil Rights Mov

English: Campbell Newman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Two studies released Sunday may act like brakes on popular social-science assertions that  gay parents  are the same as — or maybe better than — married, mother-father parents.  With the Queensland LNP ( Liberal National Party ) under Campbell Newman , being abused and challenged by homosexual advocates and the liberal newspapers supporting homosexual surrogacy, as they seek to reverse previously damaging Labor surrogacy laws , these two independent studies support the LNP position. It would appear the Andrew Robinson holds the best view in the Queensland Parliament. “The empirical claim that no notable differences exist must go,”  Mark Regnerus , a sociology professor at the  University of Texas at Austin , said in his study in  Social Science  Research. Using a new, “gold standard” data set of nearly 3,000 randomly selected American young adults,  Mr. Regnerus  looked at their lives on 40 measures of social, emotional and re