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FAMILIES
LIKE MINE: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It
Is
by Abigail Garner
This
book contains Lisa Coons-Anderson's story
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HOME
FRONTS : Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting
edited by Jesse Wells
Jess Wells, parent and author of Lesbians Raising Sons, has
invited a host of alternative family advocates to explore
the truths that are not always easy to examine. Amazon.com
says of the compilation, "This bracing book should be
read by every gay or lesbian parent (or those considering
parenting), as well as the health care workers and therapists
who counsel them."
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THE
LESBIAN AND GAY PARENTING HANDBOOK: Creating and Raising
Our Families
by April Martin
"The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook covers a vast
array of subjects about creating a family, from decision-making
to alternative insemination to surrogacy. It includes details
on adoption, gay men making babies, coparenting, and legal
issues. Martin discusses family roles, dealing with antihomosexual
bias, dealing with family crises, and how to handle issues
children may have about growing up with gay or lesbian parents.
This book should be an essential component of every gay or
lesbian parent's--or parent-to-be's--library." - Amazon.com |
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Families
of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak
Out
by Jane Druker
"This is a remarkably candid and honest book on the ups
and downs of gays and lesbians raising children. Whether the
parent is gay or not is essentially unimportant, it is the
commitment to caring and providing the best home possible
that is the author's extraordinary message. " - one reader's
review from Amazon.com |
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Gay
and Lesbian Parents
by Frederick W. Bozett
"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. "
- Amazon.com |
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GAY
FATHERS: Encouraging the Hearts of Gay Dads and Their
Families
by Robert L. Barret, Bryan E. Robinson
"Written from a therapeutic and academic perspective
and filled with the insights of gay fathers themselves, as
well as the authors (Bryan Robinson is a professor of child
and family development, Robert Barret a professor and psychologist),
Gay Fathers draws on new research to explain the difficulties
that gay men face in parenting, and the ways in which their
own feelings about their sexuality can affect their relationships
with their children. " - Amazon.com |
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Considering
Parenthood
by Cheri Pies
"This book was a great guide for my partner and I as
we make important decisions about having a child. You will
find tons of priceless information along with thought provoking
exercises throughout each chapter. The author encourages readers
to read the book out of order as it pertains to your individual
process, however, we found that once we started reading we
went from the first page through to the last. " - one
reader's review from Amazon.com |
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THE
LESBIAN PARENTING BOOK: A Guide to Creating Families
and Raising Children
by D. Merilee Clunis, G. Dorsey Green (Contributor), Merilee
Clunis
"This
comprehensive and indispensable guide for lesbians raising
children, written by two lesbian therapists who are themselves
parents, is filled with supportive advice, humor, and wisdom.
The book covers a wide range of parenting topics, as well
as issues particularly relevant to lesbian families. "
- Amazon.com
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GETTING
SIMON: Two Gay Doctors' Journey to Fatherhood
by Kenneth B. Morgen
"It
is an absorbing inspirational journey into one man's obsession
to create a family. Not just a gay book this is a profoundly
human testimony to the strength of the human spirit. Overcoming
all odds, Dr. Morgen and his life partner, Sam, show us
how love caring and unshakable determination can triumph
over prejudice and disappointment. " - Amazon.com
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LOVE
MAKES A FAMILY: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender Parents and Their Families
by Gigi Kaeser (Photographer), Peggy Gillespie, Kath
Weston (Introduction)
"The
newest picture book about human relationships focuses on
families in which the parents are lesbians, gay men, or
transgendered persons, and the children are either offspring
of one of the parents or adopted or foster children of one
or both parents. " - Amazon.com
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THE
OTHER MOTHER: A Lesbian's Fight for Her Daughter
by
Nancy Abrams
"The
story of Amelia's conception, birth, and early raising,
and of the two lesbian mothers who vie for custody of her
without benefit of legal precedent or guidelines, is compelling,
harrowing, and heartrending."-LeAnne Schreiber, author of
Light Years
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THE
KID : What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to
Go Get Pregnant : An Adoption Story
by Dan Savage
"Best known for his syndicated sexual advice column,
"Savage Love," Dan Savage shares his own story in The Kid,
a hilarious account of his efforts--along with his partner--to
adopt a child. " - Amazon.com
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OUR
FAMILIES, OUR VALUES: Snapshots of Queer Kinship
by
Robert Goss (Editor), Amy Adams Squire Strongheart (Editor)
"As
Our Families, Our Values turns upside-down the widely accepted
notion that only heterosexual people are entitled to get
married, have sex, and rear children, you gain insight into
personal struggles and affirmations that testify to the
spirituality, procreativity, and wholesomeness of the diverse
relationships of the Lavender community. " - Amazon.com
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THE
QUEER PARENT'S PRIMER: A Lesbian and Gay Families' Guide
to Navigating Through a Straight World
by Stephanie A. Brill
"More
and more gays and lesbians are choosing to parent, and the
challenges that accompany this choice can be difficult.
The Queer Parent's Primer helps make the endeavor a positive,
productive one. " - Amazon.com
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THE
ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PREGNANCY FOR LESBIANS: Tips and Techniques
from Conception to Birth : How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself
by Rachel Pepper
"This lively and readable book provides basic pregnancy
and preconception advice for lesbians and their partners.
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THE
VELVETEEN FATHER: An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood
by Jesse Green
"Journalist
Jesse Green's delightful memoir makes it quite clear that
the pleasures and perils of parenting are always the same--even
for a gay 37-year-old man who stumbles into it by falling
in love with a person who has an adopted son. " - Amazon.com
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