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Also Try Same-Sex Marriages Lists Education and Women (WWWomen) Provides resources related to women and gender equity issues. News -02-14-06 The Science of Sexual Orientation (CBS News) "There are few issues as hotly contested — and as poorly understood — as the question of what makes a person gay or straight. It's not only a political, social, and religious question but also a scientific question, one that might someday have an actual, provable answer." 03-06 -04-10-06 Students Sue for Support to Not Tolerate (LATimes) "The religious right aims to overturn a broad range of common tolerance programs: diversity training that promotes acceptance of gays and lesbians, speech codes that ban harsh words against homosexuality, anti-discrimination policies that require college clubs to open their membership to all." "Legal analysts agree that the ministry, as a private organization, has every right to exclude gays; the Supreme Court affirmed that principle in a case involving the Boy Scouts in 2000. At issue is whether the university must grant official recognition to a student group that discriminates." 04-06 -05-18-07 Kids of Same-Sex Parents Do Fine (CBS News) "Children growing up in same-sex parental households do not necessarily have differences in self-esteem, gender identity, or emotional problems from children growing up in heterosexual parent homes." 05-07 -05-18-07 The Science of Sexual Orientation (CBS News) "Psychologists used to believe homosexuality was caused by nurture — namely overbearing mothers and distant fathers — but that theory has been disproved. Today, scientists are looking at genes, environment, brain structure and hormones. There is one area of consensus: that homosexuality involves more than just sexual behavior; it’s physiological." 05-07 -06-04-07 Study: Men and Women Think Differently (LiveScience.com) "Men and women do think differently, at least where the anatomy of the brain is concerned, according to a new study." 06-07 Teen Champions "Equality for All" (MarinaGatto.com) "My moms have taught me that you never combat hate with hate. Instead, educate, love, and lead by example. What you can't accept, you change. The greatest differences I think I make, and my family makes, are by just being who we are." 05-07 Papers Boy Scouts Lose Appeal Over Their Ban (CNN News) "The Boy Scouts of America lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal over its exclusion from sharing in the proceeds of a state-run charity campaign because it bans homosexuals." "Connecticut says it excluded 29 other organizations from the charitable campaign because they didn't meet the non-discrimination requirement." 3-04 Gays and Lesbians - Policy Statements (American Psychological Association) Provides statements on the positions of the American Psychological Association on issues related to gays and lesbians, with a special emphasis on educational settings and adolescents. 12-03 Gender Roles Fixed Early (applesforhealth) Gender differences between boys and girls emerge in the "artistic" scribbling of children as young as preschool age. 08-27-99. Girls and Women - Title 9 Equity Legislation (National Association of Girls and Women in Sports) Describes the legislation and its benefits for girls and women. 8-01 Identical Twins Become Brother and Sister (ABC News) "Thirty-five years ago, near Anchorage, Alaska, Juanita and Liana Barbachano were born identical twins. Today, the twin sisters are now sister and brother." 12-04 Portrait of James in the 18th Century (Tolerance.org) Shows that it was the sytle of the times for boys to be dressed in ribbons and "dresses" in the 18th century. 10-02 Research: Boys and Girls React Differently (ABC News) "Do boys and girls really deal with people in very different ways? Yes, say researchers like Campbell Leaper of the University of California." 09-10-06. White Young Females Get Coverage - Others Do Not (MSNBC News) "The special attention afforded missing white women can be especially galling for families of other descriptions because missing adults already start out at a disadvantage." 7-04

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