The lesbian and gay parenting handbook : creating and raising our families / April Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, April, 1948- author.

Contributor:

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay-parent families--United States.

Gay-parent families.

Gay parents--United States.

Gay parents.

Lesbian mothers--United States.

Lesbian mothers.

Children of gay parents--United States.

Children of gay parents.

Parenting--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Parenting.

Homosexuality--United States.

Parenting--United States.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Homosexuality--United States.

Parenting--United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 395 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperPerennial, [1993]

Summary:

Through the voices of lesbian and gay parents and their children talking about their experiences, Martin shows how to build the kind of support network that all parents need.

Contents:

Part I. Creating a family. The big decision ; Lesbians choosing pregnancy ; Donors and coparents ; Gay dads making babies ; Adoption ; The legal issues

Part II. Making it work. Raising our children ; Family life ; Breaking up ; Crisis and tragedy ; Our families of origin ; Out in the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-381) and index.

The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

Other Format:

Online version: Martin, April, 1948- Lesbian and gay parenting handbook.

ISBN:

0060969296

9780060969295

OCLC:

26974547

Online:

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