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Same-Sex Marriage, Context, and Lesbian Identity

Author : Julie Whitlow
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498516998
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Same-Sex Marriage, Context, and Lesbian Identity written by Julie Whitlow and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that everyday interactions and struggles over the right words to use are at the heart of the experience of those in same-sex marriages. At a time when same-sex marriage is on the cusp of becoming legal across the United States, the authors demonstrate through in-depth interviews and rich survey data how the use of relationship terms by married lesbians is tied to a variety of factors that influence how their identities are shaped and presented across social contexts. Via rich anecdotes of how married lesbians navigate the social sphere through their varied use or avoidance of the use of the term wife, this volume is provides groundbreaking insights into how social change is being constructed and made sense of through an examination of real-life interactions with family and friends, on the job, and across service and casual encounters. The authors introduce us to the concept of contextual identity to explain how history and social context inspire cultural change. This first-of-its-kind analysis demonstrates how the first lesbians to marry have navigated acceptance and rejection, insecurity and political strength through their use of language in daily interactions. This book will surely resonate with anyone interested in understanding how married lesbians are presenting themselves at this historical juncture where social change and linguistic nuance are colliding.

A Positive View of LGBTQ

Author : Ellen D.B. Riggle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442212837
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book A Positive View of LGBTQ written by Ellen D.B. Riggle and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Positive View of LGBTQ starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGTBQ) identities. Positive LGBTQ identities are affirmed through inspiring firsthand accounts. Focusing on how LGTBQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of wellbeing and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life, the authors explore a variety of themes. Through personal stories from people with a variety of backgrounds and gender and sexual identities, readers will learn more about expressing gender and sexuality; creating strong and intimate relationships; exploring unique perspectives on empathy, compassion, and social justice; belonging to communities and acting as role models and mentors; and, enjoying the benefits of living an authentic life. Providing exercises in each chapter, the book offers those who identify as LGBTQ and those who support and love them, as well as those seeking to better understand them, an opportunity to explore and appreciate these identities.

The Marrying Kind?

Author : Mary Bernstein
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452939632
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book The Marrying Kind? written by Mary Bernstein and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the fight for same-sex marriage rages across the United States and lesbian and gay couples rush to marriage license counters, the goal of marriage is still fiercely questioned within the LGBT movement. Rarely has an objective so central to a social movement’s political agenda been so controversial within the movement itself. While antigay forces work to restrict marriage to one man and one woman, lesbian and gay activists are passionately arguing about the desirability, viability, and social consequences of same-sex marriage. The Marrying Kind? is the first book to draw on empirical research to examine these debates and how they are affecting marriage equality campaigns. The essays in this volume analyze the rhetoric, strategies, and makeup of the LGBT social movement organizations pushing for same-sex marriage, and address the dire predictions of some LGBT commentators that same-sex marriage will spell the end of queer identity and community. Case studies from California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Vermont, and Canada illuminate the complicated politics of same-sex marriage, making clear that the current disagreements among LGBT activists over whether marriage is conforming or transformative are far too simplistic. Instead, the impact of the marriage equality movement is complex and often contradictory, neither fully assimilationist nor fully oppositional. Contributors: Ellen Ann Andersen, U of Vermont; Mary C. Burke, U of Vermont; Adam Isaiah Green, U of Toronto; Melanie Heath, McMaster U, Ontario; Kathleen E. Hull, U of Minnesota; Katrina Kimport, U of California, San Francisco; Jeffrey Kosbie; Katie Oliviero, U of Colorado, Boulder; Kristine A. Olsen; Timothy A. Ortyl; Arlene Stein, Rutgers U; Amy L. Stone, Trinity U; Nella Van Dyke, U of California, Merced.

Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families

Author : Sean Cahill
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472024892
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families written by Sean Cahill and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face the same family issues as their heterosexual counterparts, but that is only the beginning of their struggle. The LGBT community also encounters legal barriers to government recognition of their same-sex relationships and relationships to their own children. Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families addresses partner recognition, parenting, issues affecting children of LGBT parents, health care, discrimination, senior care and elder rights, and equal access to social services. Sean Cahill and Sarah Tobias provide up-to-date, accurate analysis of the major policies affecting LGBT people, their same-sex partners, and their children. This valuable resource offers literature reviews of demographic research as well as original research based on the U.S. Census same-sex couple sample. It also provides a look at the 30-year history of right-wing anti-gay activism and the intra-community intellectual debates over the fight for marriage. "The sheer diversity of gay people and opinion shines through Cahill and Tobias's fact-packed depiction of same-sex couples and their kids, their needs and day-to-day challenges, and the movement for fairness and the freedom to marry. The disparate personal stories and struggles in this informative book underscore the importance of ending discrimination in marriage and ensuring that no family is left behind." —Evan Wolfson, Founder and Executive Director of the Freedom to Marry Project "A concise, comprehensive guide to gay-family issues that combines an impassioned progressive sensibility with a firm respect for facts." —Jonathan Rauch, senior writer and columnist for National Journal,Atlantic Monthly correspondent, and author of Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America "Cahill and Tobias offer readers a thorough and immensely readable guide to the legal problems faced by LGBT families." —Ellen Andersen, Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis "For an account of policy issues that frame lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family lives here in the United States, one need look no further. Sean Cahill and Sarah Tobias supply accurate and up-to-date information about the legal and policy contexts of LGBT lives across the country. This book is sure to be a valuable resource for students and scholars, as well as for others seeking to understand and challenge discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity." —Charlotte J. Patterson, University of Virginia Sean Cahill is Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. Sarah Tobias is a feminist theorist and LGBT activist who earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. She has taught Political Theory at colleges in New York and New Jersey, and currently works as Senior Policy Analyst in the Democracy program at Demos, a New York City–based think tank.

Same-Sex Marriage

Author : Kathleen Hull
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052185654X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Same-Sex Marriage written by Kathleen Hull and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-16 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Hull provides an exploration of the cultural practices around same-sex marriage, as well as the legal battle for recognition. She shows how couples use marriage-related cultural practices, such as public commitment rituals, to assert the realityof their commitments despite lack of legal recognition.

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309210658
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals-often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT-are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about their health status. While LGBT populations often are combined as a single entity for research and advocacy purposes, each is a distinct population group with its own specific health needs. Furthermore, the experiences of LGBT individuals are not uniform and are shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographical location, and age, any of which can have an effect on health-related concerns and needs. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People assesses the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations, identifies research gaps and opportunities, and outlines a research agenda for the National Institute of Health. The report examines the health status of these populations in three life stages: childhood and adolescence, early/middle adulthood, and later adulthood. At each life stage, the committee studied mental health, physical health, risks and protective factors, health services, and contextual influences. To advance understanding of the health needs of all LGBT individuals, the report finds that researchers need more data about the demographics of these populations, improved methods for collecting and analyzing data, and an increased participation of sexual and gender minorities in research. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People is a valuable resource for policymakers, federal agencies including the National Institute of Health (NIH), LGBT advocacy groups, clinicians, and service providers.

Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality

Author : Michael Yarbrough
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351365592
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality written by Michael Yarbrough and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of intense debate, same-sex marriage has become a legal reality in many countries around the globe. As same-sex marriage laws spread, Queer Families and Relationships After Marriage Equality asks: What will queer families and relationships look like on the ground? Building on a major conference held in 2016 entitled "After Marriage: The Future of LGBTQ Politics and Scholarship," this collection draws from critical and intersectional perspectives to explore this question. Comprising academic papers, edited transcripts of conference panels, and interviews with activists working on the ground, this collection presents some of the first works of empirical scholarship and first-hand observation to assess the realities of queer families and relationships after same-sex marriage. Including a number of chapters focused on married same-sex couples as well as several on other queer family types, the volume considers the following key questions: What are the material impacts of marriage for same-sex couples? Is the spread of same-sex marriage pushing LGBTQ people toward more "normalized" types of relationships that resemble heterosexual marriage? And finally, how is the spread of same-sex marriage shaping other queer relationships that do not fit the marriage model? By presenting scholarly research and activist observations on these questions, this volume helps translate queer critiques advanced during the marriage debates into a framework for ongoing critical research in the after-marriage period.

In Their Own Words

Author : Christopher S. Sarno
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book In Their Own Words written by Christopher S. Sarno and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative research project operated from the interpretive paradigm of social scientific inquiry to explore the indigenous meaning held by gay and lesbian Americans regarding the same sex marriage debate in American cultural discourse. The purpose of this study was to engage and give voice to a marginalized population by examining the ways in which an individual's culture and communication behaviors impact perceptions and behaviors while jointly contributing to the social construction of identity at multiple levels. Highlighting the unique points of view of those directly impacted by the same-sex marriage debate allowed for a deeper understanding about the complex and interdependent relationship between culture and identity. Additionally, this study reinforced the purpose and value of cultural discourse analyses in academic scholarship. A total of 15 self-identified gay lesbian individuals were interviewed using a semi-structured interview approach. The data generated during the interview process were analyzed for common themes and core cultural assumptions using Carbaugh's (2007) cultural discourse analysis framework and Geertz's (1973) premise of "thick description" in qualitative research. In addition, the data generated from participant interviews offered timely awareness about the symbolic significance of marriage in America while simultaneously showing how individuals occupying marginalized spaces construe meaning about themselves and others from societal discourse. These findings allowed for the generation of larger claims about culture and identity that closely aligned with existing communication scholarship. It was found that the perceptions of gay and lesbian Americans are meaningfully impacted by societal discourse and revolve around culturally shared, context-driven ideas such as "love, "freedom," "choice," and "equality." Core assumptions included the idea that marriage is symbolically important to identity; an individual should be able to choose one's partner based on mutual love and attraction; gays and lesbians see themselves as simultaneously the same as and different from their heterosexual counterparts; similar dialectic tensions exist between the ability of gays and lesbians to assert their spiritual identities while attempting to reconcile religious opposition to same-sex marriage; and there are tangible and emotional consequences of institutional exclusion on the identities and wellbeing of gay and lesbian individuals.

Parenting and Couple Relationships Among LGBTQ+ People in Diverse Contexts

Author : Normanda Araujo de Morais
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030841898
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Parenting and Couple Relationships Among LGBTQ+ People in Diverse Contexts written by Normanda Araujo de Morais and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes how the increasing number of same-sex couples is changing the traditional concepts of family and parenthood, and how these changes affect the psychological studies of family, couple relationships and human development. The majority of chapters included in this contributed volume present results of research conducted with LGBTQ+ people in Brazil, a country where same-sex couples have been recognized by the national legislation since 2011, but is currently facing a conservative wave which threatens much of the victories gained by the LGBTQ+ movement in recent years. That’s why this book aims to provide both updated theoretical and methodological contributions as well as ethically and political engaged reflections to the field of psychological studies of LGBTQ+ parenting and couple relationships. Chapters in this volume analyze different aspects of LGBTQ+ parenting and couple relationships, such as changes in the concept of family; the role of the family of origin in the coming out process of young adults; risk and protective factors in couple relationships between lesbians and gay men; vulnerabilities experienced by trans couples during the COVID-19 pandemic; how lesbians, gays, trans and non-binaries are approaching parenting and raising their families; factors that shape the reproductive decisions of LGBTQ+ individuals; adoption and coparenting in families composed of gay and lesbian couples, among other topics. Parenting and Couple Relationships Among LGBTQ+ People in Diverse Contexts will be of interest to social, developmental and family psychologists and social workers researching and working with same-sex couples and families, and with the LGBTQ+ population in general.

A Time to Embrace

Author : William Stacy Johnson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467435996
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book A Time to Embrace written by William Stacy Johnson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Time to Embrace William Stacy Johnson brilliantly analyzes the religious, legal, and political debates about gay marriage, civil unions, and committed gay couples. This new edition includes updates that reflect the many changes in laws pertaining to civil unions / same-sex marriage since 2006.

Same-sex Marriage Debate

Author : Justin Healey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922084019
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Same-sex Marriage Debate written by Justin Healey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Same-sex marriages are currently not permitted under Australian federal law. Although same-sex couples in a de facto relationship have had most of the legal rights of married couples since July 2009, there is however no national registered partnership or civil union scheme.

Recognizing Ourselves

Author : Ellen Lewin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231103930
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Recognizing Ourselves written by Ellen Lewin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers a comprehensive account of lesbian and gay weddings in modern America through interviews resulting in a series of detailed profiles which show how new traditions, and ultimately new families, are emerging within contemporary America.

Same Sex Intimacies

Author : Jeffrey Weeks
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415254760
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Same Sex Intimacies written by Jeffrey Weeks and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive interviews, this fascinating new book argues that developments in the non-heterosexual world are closely linked to wider changes in the meaning of family in society. This topical book will provide compelling reading.

Born to Love

Author : John R. Waiss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781432742423
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Born to Love written by John R. Waiss and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a truly loving manner, Fr. John Waiss tackles the major issues on homosexual attraction and relationships what the Bible says?Ǫ the Catholic Church says?Ǫ what science says?Ǫ etc. facing head-on the difficult challenges put to Christians, such as:Is it a sin to be born gay? Is homosexuality an intrinsic disorder ?Is gay-marriage a civil right, like interracial marriage?Born to Love offers HOPE for developing a solid, peace-filled personal identity based on relationships not sexual attraction applying Pope John Paul IIs personalism and Theology of the Body to present the full Christian teaching in an attractive manner.Homosexuality and HopeSunday Night Live with Father Benedict Groeschel on E.W.T.N.

Sexual Identity and Lesbian Family Life

Author : Iris Erh-Ya Pai
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811040052
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Identity and Lesbian Family Life written by Iris Erh-Ya Pai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book illustrates how Taiwanese lesbians negotiate their lives outside patriarchal families, while seeking varying ways to maintain working relationships with their families of origin, as their notion of family distinguishes them from same sex couples in other countries. This ambivalence has a strong influence on their relational decisions as they deal with contradictions between family ties, filial piety and lesbianism. Based on individual and couple interviews with self-identified lesbian couples in stable relationships, the book offers vivid narratives of different ways in which Taiwanese lesbians have been able to make sense of their families without recognition by legislation or their families of origin. Specific issues in Taiwan raised in the book challenge the taken-for-granted understandings of same-sex relationships and review the dramatic transformations that have profoundly changed womens' position. It also offers a sensitive analysis of GLBT issues and heteronormativity, arguing that Chinese familialism can cohabite with lesbianism in the context of contemporary Taiwan.

The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage

Author : Aaron Hoy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000523659
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage written by Aaron Hoy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing research from across the social sciences, this edited volume seeks to provide readers with an empirically grounded sense of how many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people marry in the US and Canada, what their marriages look like, and how LGBT people themselves are impacted by marriage and marriage equality. Prior to marriage equality, lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum debated whether same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry, and likewise, academic research to date has focused mostly on the politics of same-sex marriage. However, this edited volume focuses on LGBT people themselves and their intimate relationships in the era of marriage equality. Including both quantitative and qualitative social science research, it features 14 primary chapters that examine a diverse set of topics, including demographic patterns in same-sex marriage and cohabitation, marital aspirations and motivations among LGBT people, arrangements and dynamics within same-sex relationships, and the legal benefits and informal privileges associated with marriage. The edited volume will be of interest to scholars across a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, child and family studies, communications, social work, and economics, while also offering valuable information for laypeople generally interested in families and/or LGBT studies.

Toms and Dees

Author : Megan J. Sinnott
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824828523
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Toms and Dees written by Megan J. Sinnott and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a feminine partner, or "dee" (from "lady"). The patterning of female same-sex relationships into masculine and feminine pairs, coupled with the use of English derived terms to refer to them, is found throughout East and Southeast Asia. Have the forces of capitalism facilitated the dissemination of Western-style gay and lesbian identities throughout the developing world as some theories of transnationalism suggest? Is the emergence of toms and dees over the past twenty-five years a sign that this has occurred in Thailand? Megan Sinnott engages these issues by examining the local culture and historical context of female same-sex eroticism and female masculinity in Thailand. Drawing on a broad spectrum of anthropological literature, Sinnott situates Thai tom and dee subculture within the global trend of increasingly hybridized sexual and gender identities.