Families of Value: Families of Value: Personal Profiles of Pioneering Lesbian and Gay Parents
From the award-winning author of Straight Parents, Gay Children-\ engrossing profiles in courage and integrity of the pioneering families who are moving same-sex parenting into the national mainstream\ Families of Value offers a poignant defense of families with same-sex parents. Former attorney and award-winning author Robert Bernstein, tells powerful stories of families with gay and lesbian parents who are at the forefront of social change in America. By turns hard-hitting and affecting,...
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Millions of children in the United States have gay or lesbian parents, and the number of same-sex parents is increasing at an ever-expanding rate. But although many attitudes are changing, gay and lesbian parents and their children need protection and support as the heated cultural battle over same-sex unions continues to escalate. Families of Value offers a poignant defense of families with same-sex parents, and it does so primarily through the powerful use of real-life examples. Robert Bernstein, author of the acclaimed Straight Parents, Gay Children, presents intimate portraits of pioneer families with gay and lesbian parents who are leading the charge in the struggle to bring about social change. Their unique stories, in turn hard-hitting and affecting, portray the resistance these brave parents have faced, their views of the current cultural climate and, most importantly, the intense passion and dedication that they have devoted to raising sound, healthy, and well-adjusted children. Library Journal Today, there are few social issues more controversial than same-sex parenting. Journalist and former lawyer Bernstein (Straight Parents, Gay Children) gives us a peek into families headed by lesbians and gays. Rosie O'Donnell and partner Mary Cheney provide an example of how high-profile families negotiate their particular situations. For most readers, however, it is the stories of ordinary folks that will be the most engaging: the high school student standing up for himself after being bullied about having lesbian parents and the lesbian couple seeking family benefits and effecting political change. Overall, the book makes a valuable contribution to documenting the realities of contemporary families and how they contribute to the larger question of what makes a family. This informative book will appeal to a wide audience and is recommended to all public libraries.-David Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Lib., Philadelphia Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
1Finding ways to make change : Bonnie Tinker and Sara Graham12Families at sea - and on the Cape : The Family Pride Coalition293Gay dads who "really, really, really" wanted to be parents : Wayne and Sal; Tim and Scott; Esera and Mitchell414The mayor and his granddaughters : three generations of "something right" : Katie Potter and Pam Moen675Cherry-picking the truth : children protect their gay parents996Giving Saint Teresa a run for her money : Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau1157The triumph of devotion : Susan Silber and Dana Napersteck1518The "gastro-evangelist" and the church of the future : Andrew Warner and Jay Edmundson1739The outlook for same-sex parenting : overcoming the "Cheney syndrome"203AppA conversation with Professor Judith StaceyAppAnswers to questions about marriage equality (a publication of HRC's FamilyNet project)
\ Library JournalToday, there are few social issues more controversial than same-sex parenting. Journalist and former lawyer Bernstein (Straight Parents, Gay Children) gives us a peek into families headed by lesbians and gays. Rosie O'Donnell and partner Mary Cheney provide an example of how high-profile families negotiate their particular situations. For most readers, however, it is the stories of ordinary folks that will be the most engaging: the high school student standing up for himself after being bullied about having lesbian parents and the lesbian couple seeking family benefits and effecting political change. Overall, the book makes a valuable contribution to documenting the realities of contemporary families and how they contribute to the larger question of what makes a family. This informative book will appeal to a wide audience and is recommended to all public libraries.-David Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Lib., Philadelphia Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
