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Now that you know : what every parent should know about homosexuality / Betty Fairchild & Nancy Hayward.
LIBRA HQ76.3.U5 F33 1979
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fairchild, Betty, author.
- Hayward, Nancy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay people--Family relationships--United States.
- Gay people.
- Parents of gays.
- Parents of gay people.
- Gays--Family relationships.
- United States.
- Gays--Family relationships--United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 227 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- What every parent should know about homosexuality
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1979]
- Summary:
- "One of the most important books about gay people yet published, Now that you Know is a challenging and enlightening guide for the 20 to 40 million parents in the United States who may be faced with the knowledge that a son or daughter is homosexual. It was written by two mothers of gay children and draws on dozens of candid interviews with gay men and women and their parents. The authors discuss the nature of homosexuality, its effect on the lives and careers of children, the prospects for gay relationships, and the troubling question of religion. They tell parents how to respond supportively to gay children and how to keep families together in a bond of understanding and affection. Finally, they describe the nationwide Parents of Gays groups, which encourage parents to share their experiences and learn to help one another."--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Now that you know
- The children's story
- The parents' story
- What is gay?
- Making their way in the world
- Gay couples
- Gays and religion
- Parents and children together
- Parents of gays: a group that works.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227).
- 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: Fairchild, Betty. Now that you know.
- ISBN:
- 0151677077
- 9780151677078
- 0156677024
- 9780156677028
- OCLC:
- 4504518
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