Becoming parent : lesbians, gay men, and family / Damien W. Riggs.
Becoming parent : lesbians, gay men, and family / Damien W. Riggs.
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Contents -- Foreword / Victoria Clarke -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What is a parent? : Family as a Verb -- 3. Being normal: Is that what we want? -- 4. 'Sounds like a conspiracy theory' : Rights and laws -- 5. Language and sexuality : Films, storks and passing -- 6. Knowin...
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Damien invites us to find different ways of responding to myths about lesbian and gay parenting. Damien shows us how myths, and psychologists' responses to them, function to uphold dominant values about parenting and families. He provides us with tools to take these myths apart and challenge the fears that drive many public (and private) discussion...
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Becoming parent : lesbians, gay men, and family / Damien W. Riggs.
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