"The widely held belief that the heterosexual nuclear family is best for children has long been used as a smoke screen for homophobia and as a talking point to quash marriage-equality efforts."
- Jessica ValentiAmerican author and feminist activist Jessica Valenti frequently discusses social norms and how they affect different groups. Her observation that prejudice can be concealed by long-held ideas about the ideal family structure is one of her most noteworthy insights. According to Valenti, families wit…