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Straight parents, gay children : keeping families together
Bernstein, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1944-
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together is Robert Bernstein's moving account of coming to terms with his daughter's homosexuality, together with dramatic and engrossing stories of other parents who, like him, feel the experience has enriched their lives. If you are the parent of a gay child, Straight Parents, Gay
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Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press,
Pub date: c2003.
Pages: xv, 254 p. :
ISBN: 1560254521
Item info: 1 copy available at Main Library.
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Straight parents, gay children : keeping families together
Bernstein, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1944-

Summary

Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together is Robert Bernstein's moving account of coming to terms with his daughter's homosexuality, together with dramatic and engrossing stories of other parents who, like him, feel the experience has enriched their lives. If you are the parent of a gay child, Straight Parents, Gay Children reassures you that you are in the best of company (including the vice president of the United States). Lesbians, gay men, and their parents abound in every walk of life-including the clergy, business, law enforcement, professional sports, government, and on stage and screen. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Author Biography

Robert A. Bernstein is a freelance writer, retired lawyer and law professor Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Table of Contents

   Acknowledgments ix
   Foreword xi
   Introduction xiii
   1 Rethinking the Unthinkable 1
   2 Our Family Digests the News 9
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Straight parents, gay children : keeping families together
Bernstein, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1944-
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Leader: am4aec
Key: OC 04786429
Data source: OC
Fixed field data: 030304s2003 nyua b 001 0 eng
LCCN: 2003005226
ISBN: 1560254521
Local system #: (OCoLC)51818517
Cataloging source: DLC DLC C#P
Authentication code: pcc
Local holdings: OCPP
LC Call Number: HQ759.9145 .B47 2003
DDC class no.: 306.874 21
Local DDC call #: 306.874 B531, 2003
Personal name: Bernstein, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1944-
Title: Straight parents, gay children : keeping families together / Robert A. Bernstein.
Publication info: New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2003.
Description: xv, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241) and index.
Contents note: Rethinking the unthinkable -- Our family digests the news -- Families fighting the myths -- The birth of a movement -- Growing up gay -- Families under siege -- Parents speak out -- Family values -- The spiritual dimension -- Public figures and their gay relatives -- The unreliability of stereotypes -- A holocaust survivor confronts homophobia -- A survival guide -- A call to arms.
Held by: MAIN
Topical subject: Parents of gays.
Topical subject: Homosexuality.
Topical subject: Gay men--Family relationships.
Topical subject: Lesbians--Family relationships.
OCLC-MARC processing: E0 OCP