I understand his sample size was too small to work with to have a study on specifically stable same-sex families. As long as that is clearly stated that is fine.

However his study goes on to compare it to stable heterosexual families. It would seem to me a better comparison would be to heterosexual families that have the same proportion of instability as the homosexual families he’s faced. Then he would be able to make a definitive statement about whether sexuality plays into raising of children in unstable families (which would be difficult in either case, but who knows, may be more difficult with parents who have had same-sex relationships).

It’s simply not very good science.

We crowd source this and everybody helps. I think what is missing is a lot of comments on the research by other Sociologists. We can all take a State and then call all the Universities in that State and speak to Sociologists there and ask them to provide their feedback on the research.

Other people can work on collecting up all the direct quotes from Regnerus.

Oh and shouldn’t we collect up all the places the data is being misreported? I saw for example a quote something like, “Well this study proves that pedophilia is rampant with gays”

And what about a website? Should we buy a domain name or should we use Blogger or Word press or something? If we hosted this separately how much would that cost us in bandwidth if a lot of people visited? Does anybody have idea on this?

Let’s set this up and organize this so it will be real easy for lawyers from our side to have a good reference point to jump off from.

What else? Do you like this idea? Who will help? I don’t mind if this is a part of Box Turtle and they are getting recognition for this. But I do think to do this right it is to big for the few guys at Box Turtle we need a lot more helping hands than just those guys. Whadda think?

Thank you. You’re a Saint! Thank you for your drive, tenaciousness, and expertise AND reposting all of this stuff!

Victor

@Brennin – The fact that either you couldn’t figure out that was my critique or else just jumped to the least charitable interpretation probably tells me all I need to know. But, just so you know, I’m a social scientist trained in quantitative methods at one of the best programs for statistical training in the country, so your condescending comments suggesting I don’t understand or appreciate statistics are really off base. Thanks.

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The problem I have with all of this is that, despite some great data collection and numerous caveats in the publication, Mark Regnerus is running around selling this study as proof of something sinister about same sex parents. Try to square his measured statements above with his quote in LiveScience:

“The study found “that the scholarly and popular consensus that there are no notable differences between the children who grew up with a mother or father in a same-sex relationship and those whose (heterosexual) mother and father were and are still married is a fiction,” study researcher Mark Regnerus, a sociologist at the University of Texas, told LiveScience. “

Or maybe you would care to tell us why it was appropriate to separate out the divorced familes for straight parents but not for gay parents? I mean, I’d hate to think that all you have to offer is more empty bluster. I certainly have reason to think that, but I would hate to.

Here is the link to the Journal this is published in they have an on line form to contact like 20 different Editors and Advisory Editors.

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/social-science-research/editorial-board/