Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families
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Book Overview
This handsome volume combines interviews and photographs to document the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered parents and their children. It allows all of the family members to speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways in which they have dealt with the pressures of homophobia.Included in the book are people from a diverse array of racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, representing a wide range of family structures. Together, they provide clear evidence that family roles and responsibilities need not be based on gender, and that children thrive in an atmosphere in which understanding, respect, and love transcend the prejudices of the day.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558491619
ISBN13:9781558491618
Release Date:May 1999
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:2.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 10.0" x 10.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Beautiful photography...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a must have for anyone with an alternative family. We can't wait to share this book with our family & friends.
Very Interesting, Very Surprising
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
What I enjoyed about this book is that it covered not only the people like me (gay, male, plans to have children), but it also gave me an insight into some others who have very different lives but the same issues of "alternative-ness." It actually contained a few surprises and gave me some ideas about how a family could be built from things I'd never considered before.
fantastic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
a look into the lives of different people. it makes one think that one in simular cercumstances is not alone.A infomative book that shows real people in real lives. well done!! It does need though, more family portrates of transgendered people. Im glad I waited over two monthes for this book.
A New Book from FAMILY DIVERSITY PROJECTS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
"If an image is worth a thousand words, then Love Makes a Family, a book of photographs by Gigi Kaeser, edited by Peggy Gillespie, speaks for itself. The book's vivid black and white photographs and personal stories send a powerful message about diversity in America. Together, the images and text challenge heterosexual assumptions and stereotypes. With more than 40 family portraits and personal interviews, the book captures the essence and experiences of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual and transgender families of all kinds..." -Terrance Lee Pitts, Washington Blade, June ll, 1999
A New Book from FAMILY DIVERSITY PROJECTS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
"If an image is worth a thousand words, then Love Makes a Family, a book of photographs by Gigi Kaeser, edited by Peggy Gillespie, speaks for itself. The book's vivid black and white photographs and personal stories send a powerful message about diversity in America. Together, the images and text challenge heterosexual assumptions and stereotypes. With more than 40 family portraits and personal interviews, the book captures the essence and experiences of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual and transgender families of all kinds..." -Terrance Lee Pitts, Washington Blade
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