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Homosexual parents in custody disputes: a thousand child-years exposure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14765589     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Through 1998, 78 custody appeal decisions involving 79 homosexual parents were evaluated. The 142 children involved in these cases were exposed to a thousand child-years of homosexual parenting. In appeals records (a) parents recorded as lying or engaging in criminality or homosexuality were more apt to be recorded as harming children; (b) homosexuals more frequently were recorded as lying or engaging in criminality; (c) in 54 (70%) disputes the homosexual parent or his associates and in 4 (5%) the heterosexual parent was recorded as having exposed the children to harm(s), e.g., neglect, seduction; and (d) homosexuals were responsible for 111 (97%) of the 115 recorded harms to children. For 78 nonhomosexual vs nonhomosexual control cases, in 11 (14%) the 141 children were exposed to 12 harms.
Authors:
Paul Cameron; David W Harris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological reports     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0033-2941     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Rep     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-02-09     Completed Date:  2004-03-09     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376475     Medline TA:  Psychol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1173-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Family Research Institute, Inc, Colorado Springs, CO 80962, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Child
Child Abuse / statistics & numerical data*
Child Custody / legislation & jurisprudence*
Female
Homosexuality / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Parents / psychology*
United States / epidemiology

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