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Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.
Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.
Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.
She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

Alabama Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage

Alabama's gay marriage fight is moving to the state's highest court.

February 15, 2015

Ala. gay marriage fight moves to state supreme court

Alabama's gay marriage fight is moving to the state's highest court.

February 13, 2015

Justice Ginsburg asked to recuse herself in Supreme Court gay marriage case

A national organization that supports traditional marriage is asking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the upcoming gay marriage case since she has spoken and acted in favor of gay marriage.

February 13, 2015

Got an old 15-seat van for Scouting? Get ready to turn in the keys

As of Sept. 1, 15-passenger vans that were made in 2004 or earlier cannot be used for Scouting programs and activities, says the author of a blog for adult leaders in Boy Scouts of America.

February 13, 2015

Black youths more likely to come from broken homes: report

Fifty years of alarming data about America's families — especially black families — inspired a wealth of remedies Thursday at an event at a traditional values think tank.

February 12, 2015

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ pushes kinky sex into mainstream, infuriates family groups

On the one day of the year celebrating romantic love and commitment, family values groups and religious leaders are stepping up their criticism of Hollywood's decision to promote "kinky" sex and sexual exploitation through the relentless promotion of the upcoming movie "Fifty Shades of Grey."

February 12, 2015

Child porn restitution bill passes Senate, sets minimum damages for victims

A bill named for two women whose childhood images were turned into heinous pornography was handily passed in the Senate on Wednesday.

February 11, 2015

Adoptee rights bill introduced in N.Y.

New York lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to give adult adoptees their original birth documents.

February 11, 2015

Ala. Judge Moore likened to segregationist George Wallace

As Alabama went through its second day in which gay marriage was legal but largely unavailable, media pundits seemed to have only one question: Is Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore a modern-day version of segregationist Gov. George Wallace?

February 10, 2015

Catholic Relief Services defends sex education to children in Rwanda

A Catholic international service group says accusations that it acted improperly in a children's sex education program in Rwanda are without merit and based on misunderstandings and false claims.

February 9, 2015

Roy Moore, Alabama chief justice, orders judges to defy federal gay marriage ruling

Alabama's chief justice on Monday ordered state judges to defy a federal ruling that overturns the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.

February 9, 2015

Fewer Americans ‘satisfied’ with abortion policies: Gallup

American satisfaction with abortion policies has fallen to the lowest point since 2001 — and they want stricter laws, a Gallup poll said Monday.

February 9, 2015

Supreme Court won’t stop gay marriage in Alabama

Wedding bell blues reigned in Alabama on Monday, as gay groups said — with the implicit agreement of Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia — that the Supreme Court had signaled a decisive national victory for gay marriage this summer, even as the state's own lawmakers refused to comply immediately with federal rulings.

February 9, 2015