Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 15:17:40 HST
From: ramsey@math.hawaii.edu (Tom Ramsey)
Subject: HAWAII, SEPT. 19

			BAEHR V. MIIKE, DAY 7

        Dr. David Brodzinsky of Rutgers University testified on Wednesday,
Sept. 18.  He is a well-regarded expert in developmental psychology with a
speciality in the field of adopted children and families, and has given
expert testimony in several famous trials.  He testified that gays and
lesbians can be fit, capable and loving parents.   Sexual orientation
(gay or heterosexual) is not an indicator of the fitness of the
parent. Dr. Brodzinsky  sees no reason (and finds no research) that gays
and lesbians shouldn't be allowed to marry.  In his professional opinion,
such marriages should be allowed.

	Dr. Brodzinsky reiterated numerous times,  despite Deputy Attorney
General Eichor's best efforts to trip him up, that the quality of the
parenting, the warmth and loving nature of the parent-child relationship,
are the first and most important issues to be recognized and that the structual
confines of the household (such as number of parents, gender of the
parents, or sexual orientation) is a very small issue when determining the
optimal environment for raising a child.

					Best Regards, 

					Tom Ramsey
					h.e.r.m.p Co-Coordinator

SEE ALSO:
http://www.xq.com/hermp/
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/hermp/
http://www.tnight.com/hermp/
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/hawaii/marriage.update/
http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/solcvr.html
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/legal/
http://nether.net/~rod/html/sub/marriage.html
http://www.well.com/user/davadam/hermp.html
http://www.eskimo.com/~demian/partners.html
 
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of the work of Dan Foley on Baehr v. Miike.   Please be generous in support of
h.e.r.m.p; Hawaii is a small state!  Donations to h.e.r.m.p are fully
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the triangle, some male-male, female-female symbols in the border of the
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