In this Book
- The Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenthood
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: NYU Press
The gay and lesbian community is experiencing a baby boom. Advances in gay rights coupled with increased availability of alternative reproduction techniques have led to an unprecedented number of openly gay and lesbian parents. Estimates are that between 6 and 14 million children in the United States are being raised by at least one parent who is gay. Yet, very little is known about how gay or lesbian headed families function, or whether they differ in any relevant ways from families headed by straight parents.
Written by two developmental psychologists,
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- 3. Are the Children Normal?
- pp. 36-53
- 7. Creating a Family
- pp. 88-122
- 9. Life within Gay and Lesbian Families
- pp. 149-168
- 10. Conclusion
- pp. 169-178
- References
- pp. 179-190
- About the Authors
- pp. 193-194