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Children of Gay Parents
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President Bush says marriage should be between a man and a woman. So does the Vatican. But legalization of same-sex marriage is in play in the courts. The ones most affected by it will not be Bush, or even the Vatican, but the children raised by same-sex couples. And they want to talk about their experiences.

Tonight, On Point: name calling, middle school and watching “Le Cage aux Folles” one too many times; growing up with two moms or two dads.

Guests:

Nathaniel, 15, from SE Massachusetts

Sol, 15, from Madison, Wisconson

Samantha, 24, from Baltimore, Maryland

Judith Stacey, professor of sociology at New York University and author of “In the Name of the Family: Rethinking Family Values in a Postmodern Age” and
“Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late Twentieth-Century America”

 
 

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