Family: A Portrait of Gay and Lesbian America

by Nancy Andrews

Paperback, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

HQ76.3 .U5 A53 1994

Genres

Collection

LGBTQ Iowa Archives & LIbrary

Publication

HarperCollins (1994), Edition: 1st, 176 pages

Description

An award-winning photojournalist displays a panoramic view of lesbian and gay life as never seen before. Family is a vivid assemblage of seventy black-and-white photographs accompanied by interviews and personal stories that bend stereotypes and present a brave new vision of the diverse lives of lesbians and gay men.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Koralis
I enjoyed the different stories. Would love an update on Avery’s family and Mary Courtland. Avery would probably be my age and I wonder if he faced any bullying due to his family being non traditional.

I was more interested in the stories as I found the pictures to not capture any real emotion.
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 All the photos felt staged.
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Subjects

Gays Family relationships United States Pictorial works
Gays United States Family relationships Pictorial works
Gays United States Pictorial works

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Winner — 1994)

Language

English

Original language

English

ISBN

0062500112 / 9780062500113

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