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   Gay and Lesbian Parents » Read Now

   by Frederick W. Bozett. 247 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   This insightful new work deals with all of the contemporary issues concerning parenting by gay men and lesbians. It is designed to broaden readers' thinking on homosexuality and homosexuals in general; to include the dimension of children and parenting within the context of the homosexual family;...

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   This insightful new work deals with all of the contemporary issues concerning parenting by gay men and lesbians. It is designed to broaden readers' thinking on homosexuality and homosexuals in general; to include the dimension of children and parenting within the context of the homosexual family; and to provide specific information about it. The book also includes data on the children of gay and lesbian parents, as well as a discussion of alternative forms of parenthood such as adoptive and foster parenthood, stepparent families, and gay men and lesbians in heterosexual family unions. Because of their special significance, there are separate chapters on legal issues, counseling needs, and social psychological concerns for gays and lesbians considering parenthood.

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   Families of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out » Read Now

   by Jane Drucker. 290 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   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...

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   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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   Lesbian and Gay Families Speak Out: Understanding the Joys and Challenges of Diverse Family Life » Read Now

   by Jane Drucker. 267 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   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...

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   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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   Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship » Read Now

   by Kath Weston. 284 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   ...Gay couples-- United States. 2. Gay parents-- United States. 3. Kinship...inclusion of relatively few gay parents, and a bias toward fairly high...going." Another...
   
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   Gay and Lesbian Adoptive and Foster Care Placements: Can They Meet the Needs of Waiting Children?, in Social Work » Read Now

   by Devon Brooks, Sheryl Goldberg. 10 pgs.

   Collections: Entire Library

   ...studies have investigated whether gay parents are more likely than heterosexual...the pool of prospective adoptive parents. Gay and lesbian prospective parents...1992)...
   
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   I Have "A Mommy, a Daddy, and a Barbara": The Psychology of Parenting as a Lesbian or a Gay Man, in The Journal of Sex Research » Read Now

   by Beverly R. King. 3 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   ...differences are found, lesbian and gay parents seem to have advantages in several...omit many closeted lesbian and gay parents, but also very obviously omits...of the...
   
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   Homosexual Parents, in Adolescence » Read Now

   by Paul Cameron, Kirk Cameron. 20 pgs.

   Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

   ...children. In fact, it appears that gay parents are as effective and may be even...that even suggests that lesbian or gay parents are more likely to sexually abuse...panic...
   
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   Queer Families, Queer Politics: Challenging Culture and the State » Read Now

   by Mary Bernstein, Renate Reimann. 453 pgs.

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   This is the first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Chapters address the themes of visibility, transgression, and resistance, as well as the...

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   This is the first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Chapters address the themes of visibility, transgression, and resistance, as well as the intersection between the personal and political in the contexts of relationships, parenthood, and political activism. Giving special attention to families of color, immigrant, and poor families, the authors examine the risks entailed in coming out and the significance of class, race, and sexual and gender identity in this process. Parenting also creates dilemmas of visibility as queer families negotiate malls and schools as well as the medical, legal, and political institutions that regulate their families. This book explores how heteronormative and class assumptions influence state polices on parenthood, adoption, and relationships between adults, to question whether the law can meet the needs of queer families. Also discussed is how queer family politics are com-plicated by bisexuality, nonmonagamy, and gender nonconformity.

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   Parenting and Child Development in "Nontraditional" Families (Chap. 10 "Families Headed by Lesbian and Gay Parents") » Read Now

   by Michael E. Lamb. 368 pgs.

   Collections: Education, Entire Library

   ...Headed by Lesbian and Gay Parents 191...Latino, or interracial , parents with lesbian or gay sexual orientations...however, lesbian and gay families are quite...
   
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    All Our Families: New Policies for a New Century: A Report of the Berkeley Family Forum (Chap. 6 "Gay and Lesbian Families: Queer like Us") » Read Now

    by Mary Ann Mason, Arlene Skolnick, Stephen D. Sugarman. 260 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library

    Debates about the family have often focused on the idealized family of the 1950s-middle class - two parents & two children. This book looks at the majority of American families who do not live this ideal, including divorced families & step-families.
    
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    Parents, Children and Communication: Frontiers of Theory and Research (Chap. 9 "Communication in Lesbian and Gay Families: Building a Descriptive Base") » Read Now

    by Thomas J. Socha, Glen H. Stamp. 386 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library

    ...comparative study of communication among African-American parents and children that focuses on parental message choices in episodes...A critical review and exploratory...
    
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    The Kids Are All Right: Three Teens Who Are Being Raised by Gay Parents Are Taking on the Conservative Establishment to Defend Their Families, in The Advocate » Read Now

    by Lisa Neff. 3 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library

    ...Teens Who Are Being Raised by Gay Parents Are Taking on the Conservative...differences between the children of gay parents and the children of straight...television pundits...