Annotated Bibliography 3

1. King, Beverly R. "Review: I Have "A Mommy, a Daddy, and a Barbara":The Psychology of Parenting as a Lesbian or a Gay Man." The Journal of Sex Research 39 (2002): 335-37. Jstor. Helmke Library, Fort Wayne. 15 Jan. 2009 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3813236.
King states in the article since the 1980's there have been a large number of gay men and lesbians that have become parents. According to King, she says heterosexual couples raising children are closely related to homosexual couples with children. King also confirms homosexual couples have more advantages in some areas of raising children than heterosexual couples. King also describes the differences among the parents participation in raising their children. King states that usually the biological mother or father are the primary caregivers. This article will help contribute to my paper because King confirms many facts about lesbian and gay parents and how they raise their children.

2. Stone, Andrea. "Both sides on gay adoption cite concern for children." USA TODAY 20 Feb. 2006. 29 Jan. 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-20-gay-adoption-foster_x.html.
According to Stone, there are about 520,000 children in foster care. Stone states, 120,000 children are available for adoption, but only about 50,000 of these children are actually placed in permanent homes every year. According to Thorn O'Reilly and his partner, Harold Birtcher only one of these two men could legally become the parent to their son in Ohio. O'Reilly and Birtcher decided to go to Oregon to legally adopt their son, Michael. Stone states, both of these men are saying no one is stepping up to adopt children that have problems. Stone does a good job of describing how homosexual couples feel about not being able to both legally adopt a child.

3. Ambroz, David. "Married or not, let couples adopt." Los Angeles Times 27 Jan. 2009. 29 Jan. 2009 http://www.latimes.com/mews/opinions/commentary/la-oe-ambroz27-2009jan27,0,3617286.story.
According to Ambroz, he knows what it feels like to be in foster care. Ambroz, states with each new foster family he was placed with, he thought the mother would take the place of his real mother, but they never did. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about 129, 000 children are waiting to be adopted from foster care. Ambroz stated, with so many children waiting to be adopted, why are there so many states not allowing unmarried couples, straight or gay, to adopt children. Ambroz also states with so many people calling themselves pro-family they do not think it is right for children to be adopted by an unmarried couple, they would rather have children sitting in foster care than with a loving parent, gay or straight. David Ambroz understands what it is like to live in different foster care families because he has dealt with this throughout his whole childhood. Ambroz understands how it feels to not have loving parents so this article will help me get that point across.

4. Ellis, Lee, and Linda Ebertz. Sexual Orientation: Toward Biological Understanding. Westport: Praeger, 1997.
According to Ellis and Ebertz, they both say there are possible genetic determinants of sexual orientation. Hu Hammer stated there is a link between the male homosexual orientation and the chromosome Xq28. Ellis and Ebertz also state sex hormones have an influence on sexual orientation. They also have confirmed that a form of estrogen prescribed during pregnancy increased the occurence of homosexuality in girls. Ellis and Ebertz also state maternal stress can cause homosexuality in boys. This article will help with my paper because Ellis and Ebertz state that there are genetic determinants for children growing up to be gay it is not how they are raised. This article will also help prove my point, being raised by gay parents are not the reason children grow up to be gay.

5. Lindenberger, Michael A. "The Fight Over Gay Adoption Heats Up." TIME 26 Nov. 2008. 29 Jan. 2009 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1862405,00.html.
According to Lindenberger, conservatives decided to let the people of the states decide who should adopt children. They will vote at the next elections. Advocate Jennifer Chrisler is trying to ban gay adoption state by state. Lindenberger also stated the fight over gay adoption will not be fought the same way people have been fighting for gay marriage. The gay adoption issue will deal with the wellfare of the child. Lindenberger has confirmed a judges ruling is final with gay adoption it cannot be overturned. Lindenberger believes American's need a change in heart so they can fully understand that homosexual parents are concerned with the same things heterosexual parents are concerned with. Lindenberger does a good job with describing the legal jargon of gay adoption that will help me better explain the rulings on adoption.