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Lesbian couple holding hands, from behind (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Although relationships with friends are generally good, children raised in lesbian - or gay- parented families are known to worry about being teased, harassed or bullied , particularly by peers in the school environment.  Indications are that teenagers are more concerned about this than younger children. Fear of losing friends because of parental sexuality or being judged negatively by others have been reported in studies of the teenaged children of lesbian mothers ( Gartrell et al. , 2005; Lindsay et al., 2006; Ray & Gregory, 2001; Tasker & Golombok, 1997) and children are known to use selective disclosure strategies with regard to telling people about their parents' sexuality (Bozett, 1987 ; Lindsay et al., 2006; Ray & Gregory, 2001).  In Ray and Gregory's Australian study of children and young people raised in lesbian-parented families, primary school aged children reported more ...

In After the Ball: How America Will Conquer its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90s, authors Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen argued that efforts to normalize homosexuality and homosexual relationships would fail unless their movement shifted its argument to a demand for civil rights, rather than for moral acceptance. Kirk and Madsen argued that homosexual activists and their allies should avoid talking about sex and sexuality. Instead, “the imagery of sex per se should be downplayed, and the issue of gay rights reduced, as far as possible, to an abstract social question.” Beyond Kirk and Madsen and their public relations strategy, an even more effective legal strategy was developed along the same lines. Legal theorists and litigators began to argue that homosexuals were a class of citizens denied basic civil liberties, and that the courts should declare them to be a protected class, using civil rights precedents to force a moral and legal revolution. That revolution has happened, a...

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has informed UK faith-based schools that if they don't comply with new rules requiring them to "actively promote British values ," including teaching tolerance of homosexuality , they could face closure. In 2013, Morgan voted against the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales , arguing that marriage could only be between a man and a woman. [11] Following the resignation of Maria Miller from the Cabinet , she became Minister for Women (attending Cabinet) on 9 April 2014 and was appointed a Privy Councillor . However, the equalities brief went to Sajid Javid , the culture secretary. The separation of the equalities portfolio was seen by some as in response to the fact that Morgan had voted against the government's proposal to introduce legislation allowing same-sex marriages, and led to accusations that Morgan was merely "minister for straight women". [14] [15] On her promotion, she retained her post...