Quick Facts
Biography
Robert Oscar Lopez (born 1971) is an American academic. He is Associate Professor of English and Classics at California State University, Northridge in Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Robert Oscar Lopez was raised by a lesbian couple. He is of Puerto Rican descent. Additionally, he is "the descendant of African slaves."
Lopez graduated from Yale University in 1993, where he received a bachelor of arts degree. He received a master's degree in classics from the University of Buffalo in 2007. He holds a PhD from New York State University, Buffalo.
Career
Lopez joined the faculty at California State University, Northridge in 2008. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of English and Classics since 2013. In July 2013, it was announced he would self-publish "Mean Gays" fiction books.
In 2012 he published the essay "Growing up with two Moms", detailing his experiences growing up as son of a lesbian couple. This resulted in an immediate backlash in blogs, with some calling it hate speech.
Lopez was accused by two former students for creating a discriminatory environment. In October 2015, the CSUN provost wrote a letter informing Lopez that he was accused of intimidating students. Meanwhile, Lopez accused another administrator of comparing an event he had organized at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to a "KKK camp."
Lopez has served as the President of the International Children's Rights Institute since 2014. He has authored articles about his opposition to same-sex parenting. He testified against same-sex marriage in Minnesota. He wrote an amicus curiae brief for the Supreme Court in the Obergefell vs. Hodges case about same-sex marriage.
Personal life
According to The Daily Caller, "He is — or was — bisexual. He is now married to a woman. " According to Inside Higher Ed, he "identifies as bisexual." He is member of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Works
Books
- Jephtha's Daughters. Innocent Casualties in the War of Family 'Equality', published 2015 by CreateSpace
- The Colorful Conservative: American Conversations with the Ancients from Wheatley to Whitman, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2011.
Articles
- Bloom In-Humanities and the Gay Marriage Regime 2015 in Humanum
- Growing up with two Moms 2012 in Public Discourse
- Protecting Human Rights for All in San Diego Union Tribune 2015
- Kids of Gay Couples are Finding Their Voice. Will SCOTUS Listen? in Daily Caller 2015