Posts Tagged ‘family’
Relationships in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century exist in a uniquely schizophrenic state in which couples routinely promise to stay together “until death do we part” in their marriage vows, even though most people are painfully aware that roughly half of all marriages end in divorce (Cherlin 2010, 405). Although…
The much-anticipated launch of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance’s Family Matters Project took place at the opening plenary of this weekend’s Sexual Freedom Summit in Washington, DC. Ricci Levy, Woodhull’s Executive Director, announced the launch of the project during her opening remarks. “Woodhull launched Family Matters to project the fundamental human right to family by…
Question: To Whom it May Concern, I am a female seeking a committed gay couple to raise a child with. What better way than to raise a child with two fathers? Most heterosexual men take the gift of fatherhood for granted. I am a 21 year old healthy college educated woman with a BA from…
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance is disappointed by the decision of the European Court of Human Rights which ruled yesterday in Strasbourg, France that “The European Convention on Human Rights does not require member states’ governments to grant same-sex couples access to marriage.” The right to marry and found a family are fundamental human rights…
Guest Post by Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Board Chair, Hardy Haberman As the battle over same-sex marriage heats up, the opponents of same-sex marriage are stepping up their rhetoric. It’s not surprising.The idea of marriage for most people involves the idea of consummating that marriage and that means SEX. The idea of sex between two…