Families Like Mine

Abigail Garner was five years old when her mother and father divorced and her dad came out as gay. As a child, she often found herself in the middle of the political and moral debates surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parenting. At the age of twenty-two, she began to speak publicly about her family and has since become a nationally recognized advocate for the estimated 10 million children growing up with LGBT parents. Families Like Mine is a deeply personal, timely, and much-needed book about gay parenting, from the seldom-heard perspective of grown children raised in these increasingly common families. Based on eight years of activism, combined with interviews with more than fifty sons and daughters, Families Like Mine debunks the anti-gay myth that these children grow up damaged and confused. At the same time, Garner''s book refutes the popular pro-gay sentiment that these children turn out ''just like everyone else.'' In addition to the typical stresses of growing up, the unique pressures these children face are not due to their parents'' sexuality, but rather to homophobia and prejudice. In Families Like Mine Abigail Garner offers eloquent, emphatic, and yet unapologetic opinions about the gifts and challenges of being raised in families that are often labeled ''controversial.''

About the author

Abigail Garner is the creator of FamiliesLikeMine.com, a well-known website for LGBT families. Her writing has appeared in publications throughout the country, including a commentary in Newsweek that earned her the Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She also presents lectures and workshops on LGBT families for colleges, businesses, and conferences. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and currently lives in Minneapolis.

Product details

• Authors: Abigail Garner
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2005
• EAN: 9780060527587
• ISBN: 978-0-06-052758-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 204 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / Motherhood, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Social Theory *, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Friendship, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Dysfunctional Families, SOCIAL SCIENCE: LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Marriage & Family, LGBTQ STUDIES: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, LGBTQ STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Alternative Family, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: LGBTQ+