We Are Family: Testimonies of Lesbian and Gay Parents (Sexual Politics)

Lesbians and gay men become parents in many different ways; through heterosexual marriages, artificial insemination, formal and informal arrangements with straight or gay donor fathers, surrogacy, fostering and adoption. They receive a wide variety of responses to becoming parents.Through interviews with gay and lesbian parents from a wide range of circumstances We Are Family paints a detailed, emotional and enlightening picture. It shows that queers usually make excellent parents and provide a balanced and successful environment for raising children.Too many lesbians and gay men still hide the truth of their parenting arrangements because of the power of the prejudice and the myths that surround their situation. The latest research studies offer proof that same-sex couples and extended queer families consistently bring up their children to be happy and well-adjusted adults, who display the usual range of sexualities and talents found in wider society.