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How It Feels to have a Gay or Lesbian Parent

GUIDE - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, Children and Youth, Marriage and Family. The honest truth about growing up with a gay or lesbian parent.How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A book by kids for kids of all ages gives voice to the thoughts, feelings and experiences of children, adolescents, and young adults who have a gay or lesbian parent. In their own words, they talk openly and candidly about how and when they learned of their parent's sexual orientations and the effect it had on them and their families. The one-on-one interviews with the children in this book illustrate the effects of homophobia on family life. These kids struggle with the choice between living in a closet, shamed by peers and family members, or dealing with discrimination when a parent's sexual orientation is used against them. Taken together, these stories make a statement for acceptance, understanding, and tolerance. "INVALUABLE for anyone wanting to know what happens to children of parents who come out as gay, lesbian or bisexual - and the complex context in which their dealing with this challenge takes place. THE VALUE OF THIS BOOK IS IT'S SPOTLIGHT ON THE CHILDREN, often forgotten in the crisis of a married or divorced parent's coming out." - Amity Pierce Buxton, PhD, Executive Director, Straight Spouse Network "TIMELY, NECESSARY...A USEFUL SOURCE OF INSIGHT for parents, children, judges, lawyers and child custody evaluators...By telling the stories of dozens of children of different ages, Judith Snow has presented a tableau of simple tales that can help different professionals understand the lives and needs of children who have GLBT parents." - Julie Kunce Field, JD, Attorney and Mediator, Office of Dispute Resoultion, Colorado "IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE...A refreshing compilation of children's own voices, as they describe and comment on their families. Children are the ultimate truth-tellers, and in this book they give us a rare look into their lives by speaking openly about what it has meant to them to have one or both of their parents be openly gay." - Ellen C. Perrim, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, The Floating Hospital for Children, New England Medical Centre, Boston