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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 20 books in this booklist
£8.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781914240058 | ISBN 10: 1914240057
"Babies who are this small, he says, have a good chance of survival. Small is not good for babies. It is not whimsical or cute or the cause of admiration. It is the first time it occurs to us that they might not survive. Babies die from smallness." ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781784709747 | ISBN 10: 1784709743
I'm Jen Brister, stand-up comedian, middle-aged adolescent and, more recently, a mum. But not that mum – I'm the other one. Confused? Let’s back up a bit. Two years ago, my partner (a woman – we're not solicitors) gave birth to twins. Yes. Yes. ... more
View book details£19.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781849055192 | ISBN 10: 184905519x
A new collection of stories from lesbian, gay and transgender foster and adoptive parents about the challenges and rewards of parenting children of all ages. Interviews with some of the first LGBT families to adopt or foster also gives unique i ... more
View book details£11.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781780664200 | ISBN 10: 1780664206
There have always been lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) parents. But now there is a 'gayby boom'. Changes in social attitudes, the law and medical technology mean that more LGBT people are becoming parents, and living proud and open family liv ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780993414916 | ISBN 10: 0993414915
A timely and genre-bending memoir that offers fresh and fierce reflections on motherhood, desire, identity and feminism. At the centre of The Argonauts is the love story between Maggie Nelson and the artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered. A ... more
View book details£20.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780823266043 | ISBN 10: 0823266044
While the topic of gay marriage and families continues to be popular in the media, few scholarly works focus on gay men with children. Based on ten years of fieldwork among gay families living in the rural, suburban, and urban area of the eastern Uni ... more
View book details£11.95 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781552666012 | ISBN 10: 1552666018
Girl meets girl. Girl marries girl. They want to have babies…but they need a little help. Double Pregnant is author Natalie Meisner’s light-hearted, poignant and informative true story about starting a family with her wife Viviën. Because Vi ... more
View book details£11.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780393348903 | ISBN 10: 0393348903
After his wife’s death in 1973, poet and activist Steve Abbott came out of the closet and moved, with his three-year-old daughter, to San Francisco. There they discovered a city bustling with gay men in search of liberation — few of whom had responsi ... more
View book details£13.95 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781907585661 | ISBN 10: 1907585664
Proud Parents is a compelling and poignant collection of stories of lesbians and gay men who have adopted or fostered children. Single and in partnerships, they share their experiences on a number of issues. What motivated them to adopt or foster? Ho ... more
View book details£8.95 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781907585296 | ISBN 10: 190758529x
This is the story of Pablo and Mike, and their journey to becoming adopters. Set against a contemporary backdrop of diverse perceptions – both encouraging as well as hostile, as to whether gay men should adopt, Pablo’s diarised narrative tracks t ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781906413743 | ISBN 10: 1906413746
Michael Arditti's moving, passionate and provocative novel was hugely acclaimed on its first appearance in 1996. Candida Mulliner and Leo Young have been the closest of friends since university, living together but loving separately. Whe ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781858564401 | ISBN 10: 1858564409
This book is a celebration of recognition, affirmation and inclusion. Primary teachers tell the story of how they have challenged the taken-for-granted norms and silences in primary schools around sexual orientation and gender expression. These norms ... more
View book details£13.95 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781907585593 | ISBN 10: 1907585591
Can lesbian and gay couples adopt jointly? Is the adoption process any different to that for heterosexual adopters? Is it true that only “hard to place” children get placed with lesbians and gay men? The Pink Guide to Adoption has the answers to thes ... more
View book details£19.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781858564302 | ISBN 10: 1858564301
This book tells the stories of children's experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender identities in their families, communities, personal lives and schools. Researchers, practitioners, interest groups, policy makers and young people came to ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781564148377 | ISBN 10: 1564148378
Creating a family is one of the greatest joys a couple can have, but gay and lesbian couples face unique challenges when they wish to become parents together. Gay & Lesbian Parenting Choices provides a complete explanation of the many ways gay ... more
View book details£40.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780789024978 | ISBN 10: 0789024977
Gain a better understanding of the special therapeutic issues and needs of GLBT families In terms of research, GLBT families constitute a neglected segment of society. Gender and sexual orientation can make the issues in family studies even ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781416511175 | ISBN 10: 1416511172
When you are a fortysomething gay New Yorker with a stressful job as a film agent and the odd obsessive-compulsive tendency, you may not see yourself as an ideal parent. However, when Ed's sister asks him to take in her daughter - the beautiful, cap ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2004) - ISBN 13: 9781585423330 | ISBN 10: 1585423335
Inspiring portraits of gay men and their families from all across America. An evolution has quietly been occurring in the world of parenting. Recent surveys reveal that millions of children have found loving homes either by being born t ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2002) - ISBN 13: 9780957873551 | ISBN 10: 0957873557
“Tony’s wife was on the phone, ringing from their interstate home. My husband’s face drained to ashen. Tony had totally castrated himself. He had lost a lot of blood and was now in surgery.” A shocking phone call from their distraught daug ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (1998) - ISBN 13: 9781853026003 | ISBN 10: 185302600x
"A book written by lesbians and gay men, concerned exclusively with fostering and adoption, produced here and not in the US, is a very rare treasure! This book is immensely readable. It tells openly and honestly how it is, without resorting to jargon ... more
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