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Beyond Acceptance by Carolyn W. Griffin; Marian J. Wirth

Carolyn W. Griffin; Marian J. Wirth | Beyond Acceptance | ‘Mom, Dad, I’m gay.’ When a parent hears these words, the initial shock is often followed by feelings ranging from anger and denial to fear and guilt.

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Lesbian Motherhood by Róisín Ryan-Flood

Róisín Ryan-Flood | Lesbian Motherhood | This book studies the growing number of lesbian women embarking on parenthood after coming out. Theoretical debates about lesbian motherhood often con

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Get Used To It! by Pat Rosier; Myra Hauschild

Pat Rosier; Myra Hauschild | Get Used To It! | The stories of sixteen people who grew up with a gay or lesbian parent, based on interviews and with accompanying photographs. They look at how their

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Lesbian Motherhood by Fiona Nelson

Fiona Nelson | Lesbian Motherhood | The issue of gay and lesbian parenting has been the focus of much controversy in recent years. The views of politicians, the public, and the clergy ha

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My Name Is Kathie and My Daughter Is a Lesbian by Kathie Hynes

Kathie Hynes | My Name Is Kathie and My Daughter Is a Lesbian | This is a fabulous book about the difficulties in discovering your child is gay, how to cope in today’s world and how to come to terms with the fact a

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She Looks Just Like You by Amie Klempnauer Miller

Amie Klempnauer Miller | She Looks Just Like You | After ten years of talking about having children, two years of trying (and failing) to conceive, and one shot of donor sperm for her partner, Amie Mil

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Lesbian Sperm Tales by Molly Miller

Molly Miller | Lesbian Sperm Tales | Lesbian Sperm Tales is an account of a lesbian couple’s pregnancy from the partner’s viewpoint, in other words, the one who is not pregnant. Several i

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She Looks Just Like You by Amie Klempnauer Miller

Amie Klempnauer Miller | She Looks Just Like You | Amie Miller chronicles her experiences as a nonbiological lesbian mother, discussing the challenges and anxieties she faced as her life partner got pr

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Lesbian, Gay, And Queer Parenting by Stephen Hicks

Stephen Hicks | Lesbian, Gay, And Queer Parenting | This study is based upon original research carried out with lesbian, gay and queer parents and explores how genealogy, kinship, family, everyday life,

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Transforming Law’s Family by Fiona Kelly

Fiona Kelly | Transforming Law’s Family | ‘In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with their families, have become more visible members of Canadian society, enjoying increasing leve