Dear Justice Kennedy: An Open Letter from the Child of a Loving Gay Parent
Dear Justice Kennedy, June is nigh, and with it will come your ruling on the most contentious political issue of our time: marriage. I write because I am one of many children with gay parents who...
View ArticlePS, Justice Kennedy: Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Good for Kids
Dear Justice Kennedy, Earlier this year I wrote you a letter, “Dear Justice Kennedy: An Open Letter from the Child of a Loving Gay Parent.” My letter has now been quoted (and criticized) by the Family...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Put #ThemBeforeUs: The Global Movement for Children’s Rights
I started writing about why marriage is a children’s rights issue in 2012 following President Obama’s “evolution” on the subject of gay marriage when it seemed that everybody, especially the media,...
View ArticlePutting Children at the Center of Family Policy
The landscape around marriage and the family has drastically changed over the past sixty years. Culturally, adult sexual desire, choice, and identity have been elevated as the highest goods. Legally,...
View ArticleFlourishing in Work and Family Life: Considerations for Young Women
This is the transcript of a virtual panel hosted by Public Discourse and moderated by managing editor Alexandra Davis on November 6, 2023. Six panelists offered their reflections on considerations for...
View ArticleArtificial Wombs Will Compound the Harm Reproductive Tech Inflicts on Children
The first time I walked into a Chinese orphanage, I picked up a little girl and held her close. At the time, I was working for a Chinese adoption agency, and while I was not yet a mother, I...
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