Check these links out for further information on this week's topics!

Use these links as quick references and contextualizing material as well as for ideas about forms of related activism and community work. To really delve, you need to print and read all essays, or go look at books and articles in Further Reading.

Remember that materials on the web MUST be evaluated as critically as any other texts we consider in this course. For brief guidelines on thinking critically about the web, click HERE.

Theory

• Kinship and Social Organization:
  David Schwimmer’s tutorial on kinship from the University of Manitoba, with animated diagrams, a glossary, ethnographic examples, and more.

Multimedia Resources

• AAP on Same-Sex Couples and Adoption
  American Association of Pediatrics 2002 Press Release supporting same-sex co-parent adoption.
  
  
• Collected Info on Domestic Partners in the U.S.
  Good list of links at Carnegie Mellon University on recent developments on legal definitions of "family" and "domestic partners".
  

Activism/Community Work

• The Sexual Minority Parent Advisory Group:
  Since 1999, SMPAG has worked closely with the Portland Public Schools to advocate for the rights of alternative families and their children. The group also serves as an advisory board for the school district’s superintendent. SMPAG has a list of volunteer opportunities, contact info for their monthly meetings, and information on their past and current projects.
  
  
• Family Pride Coalition:
  Formed in 1979, the Family Pride Coalition is the fastest growing national advocacy group for the families of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents. They provide links and information on current issues, educational resources, local resources for parents, and an action-alert email list.