Coming out, coming home : helping families adjust to a gay or lesbian child /

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Author / Creator:LaSala, Michael C.
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 277 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11261356
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ISBN:9780231512992
0231512996
9780231143820
0231143826
9780231143837
0231143834
1282796402
9781282796409
9786612796401
6612796405
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index.
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Summary:The discovery that a child is lesbian or gay can send shockwaves through 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 that 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 feelings of anger, resentment, and concern. Through a qualitative, multicultural study of sixty-fi.
Other form:Print version: LaSala, Michael C. Coming out, coming home. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010 9780231143820
Standard no.:9786612796401