Inclus a summary of rearch fdgs on lbian mothers, gay fathers and their children, an annotated biblgraphy of the published psychologil lerature and addnal rourc relevant to lbian and gay parentg.
Contents:
LBIAN AND GAY PARENTG
Love Mak a Fay: Portras of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Parents and Their Fai by Gigi Kaer ed Peggy GillpieA prehensive llectn of stori told by all members of LGBTQ fai, tailg their stggl the face of homophobia and highlightg the cril msage that love, above all else, giv meang to the word fay.
PARENTG A GAY CHILD
It also tackl the important legal issu to nsir, makg an all-around val om Amazon for $ accsible, rearch-based book on queer fai"Lbian and Gay Parents and Their Children" is a prehensive look at the rearch on same-sex parenthood. Each week, they speak to guts and tackle issu that arise parentg general and gay parentg Gayt Show On Birth — Hosts Kate and Karyne take on their journey through reciprol IVF g Karyne’s eggs, donor sperm and Kate’s Longt Shortt Time — While technilly not queer-specific, this podst als wh all kds of parentg and fay-buildg stori. The prev edn, which was tled Lbian and Gay Parentg: A Rource for Psychologists (1995) was the succsor to a publitn tled Lbian Parents and Their Children: A Rource Paper for Psychologists that was jotly produced by CLGBC and CWP 1991.
Unlike heterosexual parents and their children, however, lbian and gay parents and their children are often subject to prejudice bee of their sexual orientatn that n turn judg, legislators, profsnals, and the public agast them, sometim rultg negative out, such as loss of physil ctody, rtrictns on visatn, and prohibns agast adoptn (ACLU Lbian and Gay Rights Project, 2002; Appell, 2003; Patterson, Fulcher, & Waright, 2002). As wh beliefs about other socially stigmatized groups, the beliefs held generally society about lbians and gay men are often not based personal experience, but are equently culturally transmted (Herek, 1995; Gillis, 1998).