[PDF] The Lesbian And Gay Parenting Handbook eBook

Author : April Martin
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 36,57 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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Through the voices of lesbian and gay parents and their children talking about their experiences, Martin shows how to build the kind of support network that all parents need.

Author : Yvette Taylor
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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Much current work on lesbian and gay kinship still overlooks the significance of socio-economic status. This book explores the intersections between class and sexuality in lesbians' and gay men's experiences of parenting and the everyday pathways navigated therein, from initial routes into parenting and household divisions of labour, to location preferences, schooling choice and community supports. In a context of international legal changes, this study seeks to situate parents as both sexual and classed subjects, interrogating the relevance of class and sexual (dis)advantages. Frequently lesbian and gay families are positioned at the vanguard of transformations in intimacy while often empirically absent in such declarations: they are misplaced in this dual over-emphasis (as agents of social change) and sidelining (under-investigated when compared to the research on heterosexual families). This book utilizes the concept of social capital, combining a Bourdieusian notion of capital as specifically classed, alongside that evidenced in the 'families of choice' literature. The theoretical opposition of different frameworks of 'social capital' advances class conceptualisations, exploring too the ways that (middle) classed capitals sometimes do not pay off, as a result of occupying non-normative sexualities.

Author : Arlene Istar Lev
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 2004-11-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780425191972

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Gay parenting is a productive and positive decision, but author and lesbian mother Arlene Lev admits it isn't always an easy one. With practical wisdom and advice, and personal real-life stories, Lev prepares gay parents for this endeavor with everything they need to know and everything they can expect while making their own significant and challenging mark on family life in the 21st century.

Author : Judith E. Snow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
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In their own words, children of different ages talk about how and when they learned of their gay or lesbian parent's sexual orientation, and the effect it has had on them.

Author : Carolyn W. Griffin
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 12,22 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1250109663

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"Mom, Dad, I'm gay." When a parent hears these words, the initial shock is often followed by feelings ranging from anger and denial to fear and guilt. It's also the beginning of a difficult journey that, with understanding and emotional support, can lead to acceptance and beyond. Now fully revised and updated, Beyond Acceptance by co-authors Carolyn W. Griffin, Marian J. Wirth, and Arthur G. Wirth remains a ground-breaking book that provides parents the comfort and knowledge they need to accept the gay children and build stronger family relationships. Based on the experiences of other parents, this book lets them know they are not alone and helps them through the emotional stages leading to reconciliation with their children.

Author : Betty Fairchild
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
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"One of the most important books about gay people yet published, Now that you Know is a challenging and enlightening guide for the 20 to 40 million parents in the United States who may be faced with the knowledge that a son or daughter is homosexual. It was written by two mothers of gay children and draws on dozens of candid interviews with gay men and women and their parents. The authors discuss the nature of homosexuality, its effect on the lives and careers of children, the prospects for gay relationships, and the troubling question of religion. They tell parents how to respond supportively to gay children and how to keep families together in a bond of understanding and affection. Finally, they describe the nationwide Parents of Gays groups, which encourage parents to share their experiences and learn to help one another."--Publisher's description.

Author : Abbie E. Goldberg
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Children of gay parents
ISBN : 9781433808302

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The past several decades have seen increasing controversies over lesbian and gay parenthood. More same sex couples than ever are becoming parents, building their families while others debate their legal rights pertaining to marriage and parenthood. Against this sociopolitical backdrop, how do same sex couples transition to parenthood, and what are their experiences as parents? Furthermore, what are the experiences of their children? This book provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. The book takes a family life cycle approach, beginning with research on how same sex couples meet and build healthy relationships, then describing how and why same sex couples decide to have children and how they grapple with the changing roles each partner must adopt. Their experiences raising children through young adulthood are explored, including the challenges of interacting with their children's schools and teachers. In the end, the book considers the perspectives of the children themselves, as young adults and adults speak out about their experiences having lesbian or gay parents. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, this book incorporates a range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, sexuality/gender studies, and human development. It also highlights understudied aspects of same sex parenting, such as termination of couple relationships. With practical recommendations in every chapter, this book is a resource for those who research lesbian and gay mental health and family issues, as well as those who provide services to lesbian and gay parents and parents-to-be.

Author : April Martin
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 34,17 MB
Release : 1994-01
Category : Children of gay parents
ISBN : 9780044409038

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Drawing on in-depth interviews with families and experts and her own personal and professional experience, April Martin takes the reader through the many issues involved in forming and nurturing a lesbian or gay family, including the decision to parent, different options for creating a family - from artificial insemination to adoption - the many legal considerations, relationships and communications within the family and with extended family members, friends and one's community, the special circumstances of relationship break-ups and other crises and the needs of children over time.

Author : Mary V. Borhek
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,32 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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Listed by American Bookseller as "among the most important gay and lesbian books that should be represented in any general bookstore", Borhek's original edition of this book (1983) has also been praised as "sound, sympathetic, and helpful" (St. Luke's Journal of Theology). In this thorough revision, Borhek brings an additional decade of personal knowledge and experience to bear on the subject of coming out.