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Less than Straights

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Source Summary

by Caillean McMahon We are being openly defined as “less than” heterosexual couples by candidates for office. A “mother and a father” is the ideal family group that ought to be promoted by the state in their view. In the circumstance where a couple divorces, and the custodial parent enters a same sex relationship, the children can be removed if this policy is pursued. The welfare of the child will be defined by the state’s overriding policy of children needing a father and a mother. Gay and Lesbian parents will be just one step away from losing their children. This is not a dark fantasy conjured out of fear; it is the logical outcome of the policy and supported by the fact that in past decades this occurred with alarming regularity. Many of you cannot imagine these things happening. The older members of the community can remember these things all

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Interpretive context

Why this article may matter

Community significance

“Less than Straights” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to family and relationships, while also engaging public policy and governance. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2006 at Transadvocate.com, “Less than Straights” provides dated evidence of how family and relationships was being argued in relation to public policy and governance. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

The article’s strongest policy connection is civil rights and anti-discrimination. It links that institutional frame to family and relationships and public policy and governance, making it potentially useful for tracing how an argument moves from description or history into law, regulation, administration, or public practice.

Content analysis

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Themes

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Family and relationshipsTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
100%
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Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
93%
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Education and youthTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
86%
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Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
43%
5
Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
32%
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Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
11%

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Interpretive analysis
100%

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Civil rights and anti-discrimination
100%

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Granular comparative context

How “Family and relationships” appears across the Collective corpus

This article appeared 7 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.

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9 2005

5 2006

17 2007

18 2008

11 2009

58 2011

19 2012

65 2013

17 2014

6 2015

12 2017

5 2018

1 2019

1 2021

1 2022

1 2024

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Marti Abernathey

369 publications · 249 inbound sources/citations