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18 St. Thomas L. Rev. 325 (2005-2006)
An Empirically-Supported Rational Basis for Prohibiting Adoption, Foster Parenting, and Contested Child Custody by Any Person Residing in a Household That Includes a Homosexually-Behaving Member

handle is hein.journals/stlr18 and id is 331 raw text is: AN EMPIRICALLY-SUPPORTED RATIONAL BASIS FOR PROHIBITING ADOPTION, FOSTER PARENTING, AND CONTESTED CHILD CUSTODY BY ANY PERSON RESIDING IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT INCLUDES A HOMOSEXUALLY-BEHAVING MEMBER GEORGE A. REKERS, PH.D., FAACP* I. INTRODUCTION: THE EMPIRICALLY-SUPPORTED RATIONALE SUMMARIZED There is a strong rational basis for laws or regulations prohibiting adoption or foster parenting of a child by any person engaged in sexual behavior with another individual of the same sex and to any person living in a household in which there resides an adult or adolescent household member who engages in sexual behavior with another individual of the same sex. Substantial empirical research, common sense, and logical reasoning support such legislation and regulation. The best available and . Dr. Rekers is Distinguished Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science Emeritus at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina 29203 and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Trinity International University, South Florida Campus, 8192 West State Road 84, Davie, Florida 33324. His university e-mail address is gr@gw.mp.sc.edu. Professor Rekers was previously a Research Fellow in Psychology and Social Relations and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. He was awarded the Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. In addition to his clinical psychology practice and expert courtroom testimony, Professor Rekers has published well over one hundred academic journal articles and book chapters and ten books, including the Handbook of Child and Adolescent Sexual Problems (Simon & Schuster) for which he served as the editor. His work has been supported by fellowships, contracts, and grants exceeding one million dollars from private foundations and governmental entities, including the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Rekers has delivered many invited research presentations on child and family variables before committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and has served as an invited expert for White House staff and several presidential cabinet agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services. He has delivered over two hundred invited lectures in universities and academic societies in dozens of countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and in Western and Eastern Europe. Dr. Rekers served as one of the multidisciplinary experts for the legal team defending the state of Florida in Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services. Much of the contents of this article was previously copyrighted and posted by the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) at http://www.narth.comdocs/rekers.html. Eds.

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