How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages

by Snow; Judith E.

• ISBN13: 9781560234197
• ISBN10: 1560234199
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In their own words, children, adolescents, and young adults who have a gay or lesbian parent talk openly and candidly about how and when they learned of their parent's sexual orientation and the effect it had on them--and their families. Their stories echo themes of prejudice and harassment, conflict and confusion, adaptation and adjustment, and hope for tolerance and a family that can exist in harmony.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Felicia Park-Rogers
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
1. Chris, Age Seventeen	1	(4)
2. Keila, Age Seven	5	(4)
3. Meredith, Age Twenty	9	(4)
4. Trisha, Age Twelve	13	(4)
5. Sister and Brother: Taylor, Age Eight; Justin, Age Ten	17	(4)
6. Ruth, Age Twenty	21	(4)
7. Angel, Age Seven	25	(2)
8. Sophia, Age Thirteen	27	(4)
9. Jarod, Age Twenty-Six	31	(6)
10. Three Sisters: Miranda, Age Seven; Lilly, Age Nine; and Avery, Age Eleven	37	(4)
11. Erin, Age Fourteen	41	(2)
12. Stacey, Age Eighteen	43	(2)
13. Tara, Age Thirteen	45	(2)
14. Kelly, Age Twenty	47	(4)
15. Ally, Age Ten	51	(2)
16. Nicole, Age Thirty-One	53	(6)
17. Alanna, Age Eight	59	(2)
18. Lydia, Age Twenty-Five	61	(4)
19. Andrew, Age Thirteen	65	(2)
20. Chloe, Age Ten	67	(4)
21. Clara, Age Twenty	71	(6)
22. Rickey, Age Fourteen	77	(2)
23. Brother and Sister: Nathan, Age Sixteen; Rachel, Age Eighteen	79	(2)
24. Renee, Age Twenty-Eight	81	(2)
25. Brian, Age Eighteen	83	(4)
26. Bernadette, Age Fifteen	87	(4)
27. Jamie, Age Eighteen	91	(4)
28. Alicia, Age Sixteen	95	(4)
Summary	99	(4)
Resource Guide	103	(2)
Index	105