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"A Professor's Argument for Same-Sex Marriage" by @LearnLiberty► Join us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/14XRJ2l► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/17CH4Oj► Join us on Google+: http://bit.ly/14xBqal► Watch more videos: http://bit.ly/14XRJ2lShould same-sex couples be permitted to marry? Are civil unions or domestic partnerships sufficient? What kind of effect does same-sex marriage have on heterosexual marriage? Do the children of same-sex couples face undue challenges because of their parents? These questions have all been raised in the ongoing debate about gay marriage. Prof. Dale Carpenter makes a compelling argument in favor of same-sex marriage from a philosophical, rights-based perspective while presenting data to answer these questions and others.Sources:(1) The 9 million figure comes from an estimate of the UCLA Williams Institute: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/census-lgbt-demographics-studies/how-many-people-are-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender/(2) The estimate of at least 1 million children being raised by gay parents is a low-ball estimate:http://www.aamft.org/imis15/content/consumer_updates/Same-sex_Parents_and_Their_Children.aspx(3) As for no relation between good parenting and sexual orientation:http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/professional-organizations-on-lgbt-parentinghttp://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0377(4) The statement about child-welfare organizations:http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/professional-organizations-on-lgbt-parentinghttp://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0377(5) The evidence about the lack of ill effect in other countries is discussed here: http://www.volokh.com/posts/1162396316.shtml(6) The Massachusetts divorce rate claim is supported here: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/divorce_rates_90_95_99-11.pdfSuggestions for further reading/viewing:John Corvino&Maggie Gallagher, Debating Same-Sex Marriage (Oxford Univ. Press 2012)Lee Badgett, When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage (NYU Press, 2009) William Eskridge, Jr.&Darren Spedale, Gay Marriage: For Better or For Worse? What We've Learned From the Evidence (Oxford University Press, 2006)Jonathan Rauch, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America (2004)Dale Carpenter, The Traditionalist Case for Gay Marriage (blog posts on the Volokh Conspiracy, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2005) (http://www.volokh.com/posts/chain_1131164649.shtml)
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