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Gay men choosing parenthood / Gerald P. Mallon

Mallon, Gerald P. [Verfasser]

New York : Columbia University Press, 2004

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 176 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index

0-231-50837-9 ; 978-0-231-50837-7 ; 0-231-11796-5

Gay parenting is a topic on which almost everyone has an opinion but almost nobody has any facts. Here at last is a book based on a thorough review of the literature, as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980s chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union?through foster care, adoption, and other kinship relationships. This book reveals how very natural and possible gay parenthood can be. What factors influence this decision? How do the experiences of gay dads compare to those of heterosexual men? How effectively do professional se.