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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

Teen sex rates plateaued, cigarette smoking down: survey

The sexual revolution looks to be on hold with American youth: A major survey has found for the seventh time that most high school youths have not had sexual intercourse.

June 12, 2014

Eric Holder: More work, ‘sacrifice’ needed on LGBT issues

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told a packed auditorium of gay-rights attorneys Tuesday that they should celebrate their recent victories — but get ready for more work and "sacrifice."

June 10, 2014

Gay conversion therapy moving to culture war front

A group that supports "reparative" therapy to help people escape unwanted same-sex attractions is cheering a vote by Texas Republicans to endorse such counseling in their party platform.

June 9, 2014

‘Parental synergy’ benefits children even as society changes, study finds

Differences in male-female parenting styles are not imaginary or based on stereotypes, according to an extensive survey released Monday.

June 9, 2014

Supreme Court lets stand ruling for gay marriage

The Supreme Court has declined to halt a federal judge's order that overturns a voter-passed marriage amendment in Oregon.

June 4, 2014

Female-named hurricanes are deadlier because fewer people respect them

A new study suggests that people have gender-biased views of the names given to the nation’s hurricanes, and are more likely to fear — and run for cover from — a “Hurricane Ivan” than from, say, a “Hurricane Katrina.”

June 2, 2014

Teen in bitter Mass. custody battle may be heading home

In a bitter, lengthy custody case pitting her parents against the state of Massachusetts, a conservative legal defense organization says it is taking legal steps Friday to reunite ailing teen Justina Pelletier with her family at her Connecticut home.

May 30, 2014

U.S. fertility plummets to record low

American fertility has reached a record low, driven by falling birthrates among teens and women in their early 20s, the federal government says in a new report being released Thursday.

May 28, 2014

Report tracks abuses at abortion clinics, demands defunding

The leader of one of the nation's leading pro-life organizations says its undercover video recordings at the nation's abortion clinics have exposed a string of abuses and called on Congress to pull all government funding for the nation's leading provider of abortion services.

May 28, 2014

Despite rapid march of gay marriage in only a year, opponents vow not to give up

With stunning swiftness, the legal landscape for same-sex marriage has been reshaped less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

May 27, 2014

International adoption bill orphaned

A bipartisan bill to reform international adoption in the U.S. is running into stiff opposition. Proponents say U.S. foreign policy and programming need to be reorganized to help ensure that millions of orphans are relocated from institutions to families, and that ethical, inter-country adoption by Americans is part of that solution.

May 20, 2014

Coalition highlights harms of pornography

The "XXX" factors have become "ick" factors, says a coalition that seeks to tell the public about how pornography is harming women, children, men and society.

May 15, 2014

‘Personhood’ initiative won’t be on Mississippi ballot

No "personhood" initiative will be on the Mississippi ballot in November, state officials confirmed Wednesday, as a senior figure in the pro-life camp said activists decided to postpone their campaign.

May 14, 2014

Deadline passes of pro-life ‘personhood’ amendment in Mississippi

There will be no pro-life "personhood" initiative on the Mississippi ballot this November, state officials confirmed Wednesday, as a senior figure in the anti-abortion camp said activists had long ago abandoned the drive to revive the measure.

May 14, 2014

Kermit Gosnell’s ‘house of horrors’ back in limelight

The lurid details of the Kermit Gosnell's "house of horrors" abortion clinic didn't do much to sway public opinion. But a year after the doctor's murder conviction, his tale is being used to promote anti-abortion legislation and documentaries.

May 12, 2014

Conservatives push Virginia universities to offer ex-gay materials

Arguing that some Virginia universities' sexual-minority centers are engaging in "viewpoint discrimination," a conservative law firm is taking steps to ensure materials on ex-gay services are offered to students this fall.

May 12, 2014

Less rush to motherhood: Delayed childbirth trend can reshape population

A federal survey being released Friday finds that the percentage of first-time mothers 35 or older has risen more than fivefold since the early 1970s, a trend toward "midlife moms" that demographers and social scientists say is having pronounced effects on the size, composition and future growth of the U.S. population.

May 8, 2014