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Lesbian and Gay Families Speak out: Understanding the Joys and Challenges of Diverse Family Life
By Jane Drucker
284 pages
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- Perseus Books
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- Cambridge, MA
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- 2001
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Synopsis
With an estimated six to fourteen million children living with a gay or lesbian parent, there is a real need for accurate information for and about the realities of these families. With honesty and compassion, Lesbian and Gay Families Speak Out explores the variety of issues they face: from interpersonal relationships and sexual and psychological development, to coming out, dealing with prejudice, and finding a spiritual foundation. Using the compelling stories of over two dozen families in which ...
With an estimated six to fourteen million children living with a gay or lesbian parent, there is a real need for accurate information for and about the realities of these families. With honesty and compassion, Lesbian and Gay Families Speak Out explores the variety of issues they face: from interpersonal relationships and sexual and psychological development, to coming out, dealing with prejudice, and finding a spiritual foundation. Using the compelling stories of over two dozen families in which gay fathers and lesbian mothers are raising children in a wide variety or settings and styles, Drucker proves that children thrive in an environment of love, regardless of the number, gender, or sexual orientation of the adults who provide that love.
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Table of contents
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- Lesbian and Gay Families Speak out - Understanding the Joys and Challenges of Diverse Family Life *
- Advance Praise for Lesbian and Gay Families Speak out *
- Title Page *
- Contents 7
- Foreword 9
- Preface 13
- Acknowledgments 17
- Introduction 19
- Meet the Families of Value 27
- 1 - What Is a Family? 33
- 2 - It's All "Relatives" 67
- 3 - Parents and Children 107
- 4 - Out and about in the Community 153
- 5 - To Be or Not to Be? 191
- 6 - God and Goddess 217
- 7 - Conclusion 237
- Lesbian and Gay Families Speak out - Understanding the Joys and Challenges of Diverse Family Life *
- Advance Praise for Lesbian and Gay Families Speak out *
- Title Page *
- Contents 7
- Foreword 9
- Preface 13
- Acknowledgments 17
- Introduction 19
- Meet the Families of Value 27
- 1 - What Is a Family? 33
- 2 - It's All "Relatives" 67
- 3 - Parents and Children 107
- 4 - Out and about in the Community 153
- 5 - To Be or Not to Be? 191
- 6 - God and Goddess 217
- 7 - Conclusion 237
- Notes 247
- Appendix A - ▴▾▴ Groups, Services, and Information in the United States and Abroad 257
- Appendix B - ▴▾▴ Media Resources 269
- Bibliography 271
- Index 279