Coming Out, Coming Home Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child

Name: Coming Out, Coming Home Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child
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ISBN: 9780231143837

ISBN-10: 0231143834

ISBN-13: 9780231143837

Edition: 2010

Authors: Michael LaSala

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The discovery that a child is lesbian or gay can send shockwaves throughout a family. A mother will question how she's raised her son; a father will worry that his daughter will experience discrimination. From the child's perspective, gay and lesbian youth fear their families will reject them, and they will lose financial and emotional support. All in all, learning a child is gay challenges long-held views about sexuality and relationships, and the resulting uncertainty can produce-for all parties-feelings of anger, resentment, and concern for safety and acceptance.Through a qualitative, multicultural study of sixty-five gay and lesbian children and their parents, Michael LaSala, a leading…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 7/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.87" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.122



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Family Sensitization



Family Discovery: Youth Come Out



Family Discovery: Parents React



Family Recovery



Family Renewal: The Gift of the Gay or Lesbian Child



Race and Ethnicity



Areas for Future Research and Concluding Thoughts


Appendix: Research Methodology


References


Index