Lesbian and Gay Families: Redefining Parenting in America (The Changing Family)

by Jill S. Pollack

Paperback, 1995

Call number

A REF

Language

English

Tags

A REF, relationship - parenting, parenthood, Identity: lesbian, Identity: gay, families, **Adult Nonfiction, ***Nonfiction

Description

Who has the right to become parents in America? What constitutes a family? The increasing visibility of gay and lesbian parents has raised these questions as well as numerous others in a continuing debate about families and raising them. The author looks at the many routes gays and lesbians travel to become parents, in addition to the legal and social difficulties they encounter.

Genres

Subjects

Children of gay parents United States
Gay parents United States
Parenting United States

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