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Chapter 12, "Fundamentally Incompetent: Homophobia, Religion And The Right To Parent,", Samantha Brennan, Colin Mcleod
Chapter 12, "Fundamentally Incompetent: Homophobia, Religion And The Right To Parent,", Samantha Brennan, Colin Mcleod
Samantha Brennan
Fundamentally Incompetent: Homophobia, Religion and the Right to Parent
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Samantha Brennan, Western University, sbrennan@uwo.ca
Colin Macleod, University of Victoria, cmacleod@uvic.ca
What happens when the expression of parental values in child rearing runs contrary to the claim of children to be loved and respected by parents? This chapter asks whether parents who hold, and seek to express, attitudes and beliefs that are contemptuous of sexual minorities are competent parents. We argue that homophobic views held by parents can pose a serious threat to the well-being of children and that adults who harbour such views fall below the …