Annotated Bibliography

Becca Jacob
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Annotated Bibliography

Chapman, Steve. "Gay Adoption: The Real Agenda." Real Clear Politics. 30 Nov. 2008.
22 Jan. 2009.
This article talks about protecting children not protecting the rights of gay parents. Children should have a loving home no matter what their parents sexual orientation is.

Johnson, Ramon. "Nature versus Nurture." Weblog post. About.com. 2009. 22 Jan.
2009 .
This article discusses the nature versus nurture idea. It talks about if you are born gay or if you become gay as you grow up and mature.

Johnson, Ramon. "What They Aren't Telling You About Gay Adoption." Weblog post.
About.com. 2009. 22 Jan. 2009
.
This article discusses the child’s welfare. It says that people who are against gay adoption are more worried about gay discrimination instead of the child’s welfare. Some people would rather have children sit in an orphanage than be adopted by gay parents.

Patterson, Charolette J. "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents." Society for Research in
Child Development 63 (1992): 1025-042.
This article gives many statistics about how many children are living with gay adoptive parents in the United States. This article also gives many examples and experiments comparing children adopted by heterosexual couples and homosexual couples.

Voeller, Bruce, and James Walters. "Gay Fathers." National Council on Family
Relations 27 (1978): 149-57.
This article is an interview. The questions are answered by a gay father who has adopted children. He answers many of the questions which many people are skeptical to ask.