"Coming out" -- Relationships between parents and their gay or lesbian children -- The effect of same-sex marriage on parent-adult child relationships -- Reasons for marrying and the division of labor in the home -- Gay and lesbian couples raising children -- The effect of sexual orientation on the couple's marriage -- Same-sex marriage and the extended family -- "Doing family" and the advice to families -- Appendix: Methodology
Summary
As more and more same-sex couples marry, their parents may need to learn new strategies for continuing healthy relationships with their children and their partners. This book offers a guide to understanding same-sex marriage and, through firsthand accounts, how natal family relationships change, yet can be loving and supportive
