Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families

A wonderful and enlightening book, bringing some sense of normalcy to a perfectly normal topic. Effective parenting is about love, after all, and not about the sexual plumbing of the persons doing the parenting. I only wish that the authors had gathered a more comprehensive list of educational resources to help us present a balanced view of the world, and of history, to our kids. ...But overall, a splendid book!

This book was informative and an easy read. As a lesbian parent of a small child,I was really looking for a book on lesbian parenting. This book includes a great deal about becoming a parent so I would recommend this book to gay or lesbian folks who are thinking about becoming parents as the chapters on adoption, co-parenting, donor insemination, etc. were well written and seemed to cover just about every aspect that goes into the decision to be a parent and how to become one. Even though only 1/2 of the book covered actual parenting and some of it included the authors heartbreaking personal experiences, I found the information to be very helpful to me as a lesbian parent.

A great way to start the process on becoming a gay parent (there aren't many books/resources out there for gay guys considering parenting). I found the sections on the different ways to become a parent (international adoption, local open adoptions, birth parents, etc.) to be a very helpful starting point. The stories from friends of the author really helped me and my partner through the concerns and jitters we had. I was especially grateful for the chapters on dealing with parents and others when letting them in on the news.

We highly recommend this book to *Every* Gay and Lesbian Parent out there

For lesbians and gay men who are considering parenthood, this is the single best book to read. The author is a psychologist and a lesbian parent who relates her own story as well as those of many different people she interviewed in the lesbian and gay community. The book neither whitewashes the struggles nor overlooks the joys of lesbian/gay parenting in the U.S. today. It provides much good information, many useful tips, and lots of good laughs. Highly recommended.