title: APA, science, and the Defense of Marriage Act.
abstract: This paper uses the APA position on the Defense of Marriage Act to demonstrate that APA's advocacy policy regarding homosexual marriage is not based on science. It shows that the politics of advocacy have led a purportedly scientific organization to misinterpret, overgeneralize, and distort the results of research and to ignore the original purpose of the organization.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D011287:Prejudice; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012586:Science; D012922:Social Change; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States