The Wrong Track, Baby - How Damage to Gay Youth Was Borne This Way: Via Ideologically Bound Law Reviews Publishing "Hopey Changey Stuff'

Authors

David Gröshöff, Western State University College of Law

Abstract

The article critiques the use of flawed, ideologically driven legal scholarship in court cases involving LGBTQ+ rights, particularly in the context of adoption and foster parenting. It highlights how such scholarship, often published in law reviews with inadequate peer review, has been used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals. The analysis focuses on the work of George Rekers and Paul Cameron, whose research was cited in court cases to argue against LGBTQ+ parenting rights, despite significant methodological flaws and ethical violations. The article underscores the need for rigorous ethical standards and peer review in legal scholarship to prevent the perpetuation of discrimination.

Disciplines

Disaster Law | Human Rights Law | Law

Recommended Citation

David Gröshöff, The Wrong Track, Baby - How Damage to Gay Youth Was Borne This Way: Via Ideologically Bound Law Reviews Publishing "Hopey Changey Stuff', 18 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 275 (2012).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol18/iss2/2