Quickie Link [1]: Gay Think Tank Wants Part in Debate [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Jun 07, 2007 - 11:06 PM
GeneralNews [3]
(New York, USA) - A new think tank specializing in gay issues wants a say in the U.S. debate over same-sex marriage and other matters, seeking to counter the influence of religious conservatives by beating them at their own game. The Rockway Institute is the brainchild of executive director Robert-Jay Green, a California psychology professor who says the media, courts and politicians often make wrong assumptions about what the latest scientific research shows. Green is building a team of 100 experts who hope to serve as expert witnesses in court cases or testify before state legislatures as they weigh laws affecting gay rights.

Note: Read full article on Reuters [4]
Links
  [1] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=5&lead=1
  [2] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1344&lead=1
  [3] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=1&lead=1
  [4] http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2007-06-06T203516Z_01_N06415531_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-GAY.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2