The Family Research Institute was founded in 1982 with one overriding mission: to generate empirical research on issues that threaten the traditional family, particularly homosexuality, AIDS, sexual social policy, and drug abuse. FRI believes that published scientific material has a profound impact, both in the United States and around the world.

FRI was the first traditionally-minded organization to conduct scientific research in these areas and to publish it in peer-reviewed professional journals. Produced by scholars, this research provides lasting empirical evidence and influences public policy. FRI's scientific articles can be accessed in almost all university and medical libraries around the globe.

Family Research Institute is a non-profit scientific and educational corporation that believes the strength of our society depends on preserving America's historic moral framework and the traditional family. FRI is working to produce sound, scientific data on pressing social issues — especially homosexuality — in an effort to promote traditional policies. We welcome all who would join in the fight to restore a world where marriage is upheld and honored, where children are nurtured and protected, and where homosexuality is not taught and accepted, but instead is discouraged and rejected at every level.

The ‘gold standard’ of science is published research, not books about research per se, but rather scientific articles in peer-reviewed publications. On this score, only about 1% of Ph.D.s and M.D.s ever publish such articles, only about 2% of that group ever places an article in one of the handful of premier science journals, and only about 10% of this last group is ever asked to serve as a peer-reviewer of others’ research.

The scientists at FRI do original scientific research and have been asked to review the work of other scientists. Everything FRI has published has passed scientific peer-review. Its articles have been cited in major legal decisions, used by Congressional researchers, and employed by various State officials in blocking gay rights legislation and administrative proposals.

Only FRI has been able to publish — unchallenged in the professional literature — three different peer-reviewed articles proving scientific malfeasance on the part of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and other professional organizations in their handling of homosexuality.