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Considering
Parenthood (Updated, Second Edition), Cheri Pies,
$12.95. Crucial
information for lesbians who are in the process of
considering to have children. |
The
Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and
Birth, Kim Toevs, $19.95 |
| Families We Choose: Lesbians,
Gays, Kinship, Kath Weston, $21.00 |
Family Values:
A Lesbian Mother's Fight for Her Son, Phyllis Burke,
$11.00. The story of a lesbian woman who enters motherhood by adopting the son of her partner--her experiences with homophobia and discrimination in society. |
| For Lesbian
Parents: A Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy,
Healthy, and Proud, By Suzanne M. Johnson, $16.95 |
Gay
and Lesbian Parenting, Deborah F. Glazer, (2001),
Haworth Medical Press, $19.95 |
| Gays, Lesbians, & Family
Values, Elizabeth A. Say, $13.95Say has skillfully
constructed an ethic of five family values -- preserving
fidelity, seeking mutuality and accountability, giving
life, sustaining identity and community, and nurturing
erotic power -- that transform intimate relationships and
make them less oppressive as family systems. |
Gay
Parents/Straight Schools: Building Communication and
Trust, Virginia Casper, $19.95The authors openly
address the specific educational realities and needs of
lesbian- and gay-headed families. The book features wise
insights from children, teachers, administrators, and
parents, and useful strategies to ensure the best
education for children. |
 Growing Up in a
Lesbian Family: Effects on Child Development, Fiona
Tasker & Susan Golombeck, $25.20This pioneering volume provides an objective and long overdue look at the experiences of the children themselves. Presenting a unique longitudinal study of 25 children raised in lesbian mother families, and a comparison group raised by single heterosexual mothers, the book examines the developmental effects of growing up in a same-sex household -- and confronts a range of myths and stereotypes along the way.
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 Helping the
Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination,
Carol Frost Vercollone, $14.95Childless couples and single women are in greater need than ever of an informative, complete, and supportive book on the subject of donor insemination. This book provides the informative they need when considering this option. |
 Home Fronts:
Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting, Edited
byJess Wells, $12.95Jess Wells has invited a host of alternative family advocates to go beyond the rosy picture of perfect health and happy families and explore the truths about gay and lesbian parenting that are not easy to face. |
 It's a Family
Affair: The Complete Lesbian Parenting Book, Lisa
Saffron, $20.00
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 The Lesbian and
Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Own
Families, April Martin, $17.00.A guide to parenthood for lesbians and gay people, covers a variety of important issues including legal concerns, educational experiences, community and extended family issues and more.
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Lesbian
Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture, Ellen
Lewin, $16.95. Lesbian mothers tell their stories in
their own words--how they became mothers; how they see
their relationships with their children, relatives,
lovers and friends; and how they deal with threats to
custody.
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 The Lesbian
Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising
Children, Merilee Clunis, $16.95Drawing on the real-life experiences of lesbian families and the latest information from family specialists, the authors present detailed, chapter-by-chapter information on each stage of parenthood and child development.
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Lesbian
Parenting: Living With Pride and Prejudice, Edited by
Katherine Arnup, $16.95. Considers options such as adoption and artificial insemination as well as concerns of identity, parenting issues, and legal concerns. |
 Politics of the
Heart: A Lesbian Parenting Anthology, Edited by
Sandra Pollack and Jeanne Vaughn, $12.95.A groundbreaking collection of personal stories portraying the variety of ways in which lesbians are also mothers. (Ask if we have a used one!)
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Queer
Families, Common Agendas: Gay People, Lesbians and Family
Values, Thomas Richard Sullivan, $18.95 Queer Families,
Common Agendas examines the real-life experience of
those affected by current laws and policies restricting
homosexual families. Readers will compare the progress of
policy in the U.S. and Canada and explore relevant legal
approaches among the two countries. |
 The Queer
Parent's Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Families' Guide to
Navigating the Straight World, Stephanie A. Brill,
$14.95More and more gays and lesbians are choosing to parent, and the challenges that accompany this choice can be difficult. Through examples and interactive exercises, "The Queer Parent's Primer" helps make the endeavor a positive, productive one. |
The Ultimate
Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: Tips and Techniques from
Conception Through Birth: How to Stay Sane and Take Care
of Yourself, Rachel Pepper, $14.95From an
explanation of fertility cycles and how to select a sperm
donor to fertility testing and locating support systems,
this comprehensive guide offers a lesbian-specific
approach to pregnancy. Illustrations. Charts &
tables. |
 The Velveteen
Father: An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood, Jesse
Green, $14.00When Green, at the age of thirty-seven, fell in love with a man who had recently adopted a baby boy, fatherhood suddenly fell into his lap. Now, in this warm, humorous, deeply personal book, Green recounts the unexpected journey he and his partner traveled together on the road to parenthood. |
 You're Not from
Around Here, Are You?: A Lesbian in Small-Town America,
Louise Blum, $19.95Blum and her (female) partner's decision to have a baby provided the citizens of their small town in Pennsylvania with much to talk about, protest against, and hold pray meetings over. Readers will admire her daily courage to remain in a town that takes such umbrage at her pregnancy and childrearing.
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| All The Ways
Home: Parenting and Children in the Lesbian and Gay
Communities, Edited by Cindy Rizzo and others,
$10.95. In this unique
collection of short fiction, both well-known and budding
authors write about their experience being a part of
lesbian and gay families. |
 Families: A
Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love,
Aylette Jenness, $7.95The concept of the family and similarities and differences between families are explored in 17 personal stories, each telling something important that both the parents and children have learned. |
 Friends and
Family: True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies,
Dan Woog, $13.95With this collection of true stories, Woog--who has conducted hundreds of workshops on gay and lesbian issues--pays tribute to "straight" Americans who are contributing to make the world safer for homosexuals. |
Lesbian and Gay
Families Speak Out: Understanding the Joys and Challenges
of Diverse Family Life, Jane Drucker, $16.00 Using the compelling stories of over two dozen families in which gay fathers and lesbian mothers are raising children in a wide variety or settings and styles, Drucker proves that children thrive in an environment of love, regardless of the number, gender, or sexual orientation of the adults who provide that love.
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| Love Makes a
Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgendered Parents and Their Families, Gigi
Kaeser, $24.95Warm family photos
and honest storiesmakes this a great cofee table book
(family album!). |
 Women in Love:
Portraits of Lesbian Mothers & Their Families,
Barbara Seyda, $29.95In the tradition of the popular bestseller "Sisters" comes a striking, large-format photography book which profiles lesbian mothers and their families--a book that definitely proves that "love makes a family" (Dr. Susan Love). 85 photos. |
| Ceremonies of
the Heart: Celebrating Lesbian Unions, Becky Butler,
$16.95Whether you are
planning a ceremony of your own or simply want to look
into the lives of lesbians who have taken this affirming
step, Ceremonies of the Heart is the perfect book to read
and savor. Filled with ideas on creating unique rituals,
the book describes the transformative experiences of
twenty-seven lesbian couples who celebrated their
relationships in wide-ranging ways - from a gala weddings
with gowns and cake to a high-spirited Buddhist event
under desert skies. |
The
Lesbian Family Life Cycle, Suzanne Slater, $17.95This is the first
book to examine the special bonds and stresses common to
lesbian families and to provide a five-stage working
model for the development of lesbian couple
relationships. |
| Lesbian Step Families: An
Ethnography of Love, Janet Wright, $19.95 An intensive feminist study, the book offers guidelines for counselors and lesbian step families for creating healthy, functioning family structures and environments. It is the first book to concentrate exclusively on lesbian step families rather than on lesbian mothering in general. |
 Permanent
Partners: Building Gay and Lesbian Relationships That
Last, Betty Berzon, $14.95A timely and authoritative guide to creating healthy, lasting partnerships, by an author who draws upon more than 15 years of professional experience counseling lesbians and gay men. |
 Recognizing
Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment,
Ellen Lewin, $17.95 |
 Together
Forever: Gay & Lesbian Couples Share Their Secrets
for Lasting Happiness, Eric Marcus, $14.95Traveling all across the United States, Eric Marcus met and interviewed forty gay and lesbian couples who have achieved the dream of a happy, lasting relationship. Their true-life success stories show by example that lasting love is not reserved for the chosen few. |
| Weddings by Design: A Guide to
the Non-Traditional Ceremony, Richard Leviton, $15.00For designing your
own wedding ritual or personalizing a traditional
ceremony, this comprehensive, illustrated sourcebook
offers a world of multicultural, nonpatriarchal, and
nonsexist options. Packed with practical information,
fanciful folklore, and informative sidebars. 18 line
drawings. |
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