Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Parents and Their Families

by Peggy Gillespie (Editor)

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

306.874

Publication

University of Massachusetts Press (1999), 280 pages

Description

This handsome volume combines interviews and photographs to document the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered parents and their children. It allows all of the family members to speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways in which they have dealt with the pressures of homophobia.Included in the book are people from a diverse array of racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, representing a wide range of family structures. Together, they provide clear evidence that family roles and responsibilities need not be based on gender, and that children thrive in an atmosphere in which understanding, respect, and love transcend the prejudices of the day.

User reviews

LibraryThing member echo2
I know I was supposed to hate this book because, despite its smooth talk about family diversity, it didn't capture the diversity of queer parents at all. But it warmed my heart right up anyway.

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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

280 p.; 9.98 inches

ISBN

1558491619 / 9781558491618

Barcode

11027

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