[BykrBayb]

He does not suggest a link between home-schooling and homosexuality. He suggests a link between poorly defined gender distinctions and homosexuality. He says that part of the process of a child learning gender distinction is a bonding or an identification with the father, which he suggests is common in households where children are home-schooled. He also says part of the process involves peer interaction, which usually involves a deliberate attempt on the part of parents to achieve in a home-schooled environment.

[ChocChipCookie]

I think the reason for the controversy about this article is that none of us have ever even had a thought in our heads that connected homosexuality with homeschooling. The fact that homeschooling is mentioned so much in this interview makes me wonder if, perhaps, his intended audience is a bunch of Catholic homeschoolers or maybe this article was intended for parents of young sissy-boys. Whatever!

I do not think that he is dissing homeschooling, just putting out a warning that homeschooling parents should make an extra effort to get their sons into soccer leagues. Or something. I'm not sure I buy into that. I spent too many years in the public school system, 90% of it run by women, and saw too many teachers who REALLY just wanted a classroom full of little girls. I would ask this nice doctor, where on earth does he think 99.999999999% of the gays in our nation went to school??

As a future homeschooler, however, I WILL keep in mind what he has to say about providing plenty of boy-oriented play time for my son.

Overall, I appreciated his message of hope for parents of boys who seem predisposed toward feminine characteristics as well as hope for homosexuals themselves.