The Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenthood

by Suzanne Johnson and Elizabeth O'Connor

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814742610
• ISBN13: 9780814742617
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"