Eating fire : family life, on the queer side / Michael Riordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riordon, Michael, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay couples--Family relationships--Canada.

Gay couples.

Families.

Canada.

Lesbian couples--Family relationships--Canada.

Lesbian couples.

Lesbian couples--Family relationships.

Gay fathers--Family relationships--Canada.

Gay fathers.

Gay fathers--Family relationships.

Lesbian mothers--Family relationships--Canada.

Lesbian mothers.

Lesbian mothers--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Between the Lines, 2001.

Summary:

Eating Firefollows in the steps of Riordon's popular 1996 book Out our way, on gay and lesbian life in the country (BTL, 1996). This new set of tales examines the range in living patterns and relationships among queer families across Canada. Eating Fireilluminates the rich diversity in which people negotiate their personal and public identities. As in all his writing and radio work, Riordon brings to this book a subtle, direct, and vivid style. For Eating Firehe travelled widely, engaging in significant new research and speaking with hundreds of fascinating people. The resulting book is wanted and needed in classrooms, within queer communities, and among everyone hungry for knowledge about the wide range of Canadian families.

ISBN:

1896357458

OCLC:

47365288